Photo: Викичи · CC BY-SA 3.0Households in Cortlandt have higher incomes than those in 93% of U.S. towns
5.7% of residents are in poverty, against 14.0% across New York. Cortlandt grades B+ for jobs and income and A+ for walkability. For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 5.9 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 79.0 in New York City.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Cortlandt in brief
29% of Cortlandt works in New York City
5,293 working residents, 29%, have their main job in New York City, 41 miles away. That’s twice as many as work in Cortlandt itself. The commute map ↓
Cortlandt workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 38 minutes each way, against 33 across New York. Over a year that’s about 291 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. 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.
The four measures behind Cortlandt’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Cortlandt is better than 72% of U.S. towns, #226 of 758 in New York. Household income holds Cortlandt’s grade up ($140,030, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (7.9%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Cortlandt could be anywhere from B+ to A−.
29% of working residents work in New York City
Where Cortlandt clocks in
29% 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.
About 38 minutes each way for Cortlandt’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cortlandt workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 15,793 commuters (the 22% 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.
Who works in Cortlandt, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 16,170 residents head out to work, 2,117 work right here, and 9,451 people come in from elsewhere.
About 36,000 people are in Cortlandt on a workday afternoon, 16% fewer than live here.
0.63 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
65% of the jobs in Cortlandt pay over $3,333 a month
11,568 jobs are based in Cortlandt.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cortlandt, 2013 → 2023: 12,094 → 11,568. 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 Cortlandt’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Cortlandt works
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.
Cortlandt is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Cortlandt is more walkable than 95% of U.S. towns, #109 of 758 in New York. Both inputs place Cortlandt near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 20,147 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 70% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 30% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 5.9 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 87% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 3.7% of Cortlandt households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 15% of Cortlandt’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Cortlandt ranks: 442nd of 994 U.S. towns of 30,000 to 57,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Southlake TX | 31,175 | $250K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 16 | Eastchester NY | 34,015 | $156K | 4.8% | 2.6% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 27 | Clifton Park NY | 37,775 | $133K | 2.3% | 2.0% | 13% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 41 | Valley Stream NY | 40,379 | $133K | 5.5% | 2.8% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 440 | Chamblee GA | 32,334 | $84K | 18.0% | 2.2% | 6% | B+ |
| 441 | McHenry Township IL | 48,110 | $95K | 8.4% | 3.9% | 12% | B+ |
| 442 | Cortlandt NY | 42,413 | $140K | 5.7% | 7.9% | 12% | B+ |
| 443 | Winslow Township NJ | 40,562 | $99K | 9.0% | 4.8% | 4% | B+ |
| 444 | Palos Township IL | 55,372 | $86K | 8.8% | 4.8% | 10% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 994 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Cortlandt, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
11% of Cortlandt works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Yorktown (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cortlandt workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortlandt | – | B+ | A+ | 38 min | $140,030 |
| Peekskill | 3% | B− | A+ | 37 min | $85,954 |
| Croton-on-Hudson | under 2% | A− | A+ | 45 min | $191,678 |
| Ossining | 3% | A− | A+ | 37 min | $125,539 |
| Buchanan | under 2% | A+ | A− | 33 min | $128,218 |
| Ossining | under 2% | B+ | A+ | 36 min | $103,573 |
| Stony Point | under 2% | A− | B+ | 35 min | $126,958 |
| Yorktown | 5% | A | A | 38 min | $167,091 |
| Lake Mohegan | under 2% | — | — | 40 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lake Mohegan: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cortlandt’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 Cortlandt: questions
What is the median household income in Cortlandt?
$140,030 (±$9,988) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cortlandt?
5.7%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cortlandt?
38 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cortlandt work?
12% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (29%, 41 mi), Mount Pleasant (5%, 11 mi), Yorktown (5%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Cortlandt walkable?
Cortlandt is more walkable than 95% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 10.4 out of 20, and 17% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Cortlandt without a car?
15% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 30% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cortlandt, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cortlandt
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.