Photo: ajay_suresh · CC BY 2.0Earning a living in Chappaqua
28% of workers have no commute at all, where New York as a whole has 15%. Only 3% work in Chappaqua itself; outside it, New York City draws the most (38%, 35 miles). Working residents average 48 minutes each way; New York averages 33, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Chappaqua: the figures worth knowing
38% of Chappaqua works in New York City
366 working residents, 38%, have their main job in New York City, 35 miles away. That’s 13 times as many as work in Chappaqua itself. The commute map ↓
Chappaqua workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 48 minutes each way, against 33 across New York. Over a year that’s about 368 hours of commuting, 115 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
A lot of Chappaqua works from home
28% of Chappaqua workers work from home, against 15% across New York. Time on the road ↓
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; with 971 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Chappaqua’s working residents head each day
Where Chappaqua clocks in
38% of workers
5% of workers
5% 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.
The daily trip from Chappaqua: about 48 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 15.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Chappaqua workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,183 commuters (the 28% 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.
The daily flow of workers through Chappaqua
On a workday 946 residents head out to work, 25 work right here, and 916 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.97 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Chappaqua is a services town
941 jobs are based in Chappaqua.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Chappaqua, 2013 → 2023: 1,002 → 941. 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 Chappaqua’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Chappaqua’s workers travel
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.
Chappaqua and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Mount Pleasant (5%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Chappaqua workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chappaqua | – | — | — | 48 min | $241,432 |
| Mount Pleasant | 5% | A− | A+ | 31 min | $142,857 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Chappaqua’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 Chappaqua: questions
What is the median household income in Chappaqua?
$241,432 (±$52,345) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Chappaqua?
1.1%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Chappaqua?
48 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 28% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Chappaqua work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (38%, 35 mi), New Castle (5%, 2 mi), Mount Pleasant (5%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Chappaqua without a car?
30% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Chappaqua, from the people who make the trip.
More of Chappaqua
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.