Photo: ajay_suresh · CC BY 4.0A job hub: Armonk has 3.1 jobs per working resident, and 5,243 people come in to work
A typical one-way commute lasts 34 minutes, where New York has 33 and the U.S. 26. There are 5,344 jobs in Armonk, against 1,737 working residents. Only 6% stay in Armonk for work; outside it, New York City is the main destination (35%, 34 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Armonk at work: what stands out
Armonk has far more jobs than workers
Armonk has 5,344 jobs, 3.1 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 8,000 people are in town, 81% more than the 4,400 who live here. Day and night ↓
Most jobs here, and most residents’ jobs, pay over $40,000
78% of Armonk’s working residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, the top earnings band in the Census data, and so do 81% of the jobs based in Armonk. The jobs ↓
Armonk and New York City trade workers both ways
New York City is the top workplace for Armonk residents (35%) and also where the most people who work in Armonk come from (17% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
The biggest group of Armonk’s workers comes from New York City
922 of the people who work in Armonk live in New York City, 35 miles away, more than from any other town. The commute map ↓
Armonk makes and builds things
42% of the jobs based in Armonk are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Armonk residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 8%. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
How a workday changes Armonk
On a workday 1,636 residents head out to work and 101 work right here.
About 8,000 people are in Armonk on a workday afternoon, 81% more than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Making and building: 42% of jobs based in Armonk
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Armonk, 2013 → 2023: 3,831 → 5,344. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Armonk’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where Armonk’s workers come from
Where Armonk clocks in
35% of workers
10% of workers
4% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Each way, about 34 minutes from Armonk
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Armonk workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,597 commuters (the 21% who work from home are left out). Across New York: 57% drive alone, 25% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Half of Armonk commutes less than 23 miles
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Next door to Armonk
The biggest share goes to Greenwich (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Armonk workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armonk | – | — | — | 34 min | $230,357 |
| New Castle | under 2% | A+ | A | 45 min | $250,000+ |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Armonk’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Armonk: questions
What is the median household income in Armonk?
$230,357 (±$37,556) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Armonk?
6.3%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Armonk?
34 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Armonk work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (35%, 34 mi), North Castle (10%, 2 mi), White Plains (4%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Armonk without a car?
12% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Armonk, from the people who make the trip.
More of Armonk
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.