Households in Dobbs Ferry earn more than those in 97% of U.S. towns
26% of workers have no commute at all, where New York as a whole has 15%. 6.6% of residents are in poverty, against 14.0% across New York. Jobs and income earn Dobbs Ferry A; getting around on foot earns it A+.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Dobbs Ferry: the gist
Dobbs Ferry trades workers with the towns around it
Dobbs Ferry has about as many jobs (5,305) as working residents (4,616), but they are mostly different people: 4,159 residents leave for work each day while 4,848 people come in. Only 9% of the jobs in Dobbs Ferry are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
43% of Dobbs Ferry works in New York City
1,963 working residents, 43%, have their main job in New York City, 24 miles away. That’s 4 times as many as work in Dobbs Ferry itself. The commute map ↓
Nearly all the work in Dobbs Ferry is services
92% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 3% are in factories, building or farms. The jobs ↓
A lot of Dobbs Ferry works from home
26% of Dobbs Ferry workers work from home, against 15% across New York. Time on the road ↓
Three in four Dobbs Ferry workers earn over $40,000 a year
77% of Dobbs Ferry’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. 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.
The four measures behind Dobbs Ferry’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Dobbs Ferry is better than 87% of U.S. towns, #95 of 758 in New York. Job access by car holds Dobbs Ferry’s grade up (among the top U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (5.0%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Dobbs Ferry could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
In and out of Dobbs Ferry on a workday
On a workday 4,159 residents head out to work, 457 work right here, and 4,848 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 (1.15 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.
43% of working residents work in New York City
Where Dobbs Ferry clocks in
43% of workers
18% 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.
Dobbs Ferry is a services town
5,305 jobs are based in Dobbs Ferry.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Dobbs Ferry, 2013 → 2023: 4,082 → 5,305. 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 Dobbs Ferry’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Dobbs Ferry, about 33 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Dobbs Ferry workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,388 commuters (the 26% 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 distance from Dobbs Ferry to work
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.
Dobbs Ferry is among the most walkable U.S. towns
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Dobbs Ferry is among the most walkable U.S. towns, #53 of 758 in New York. Both inputs place Dobbs Ferry 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 5,964 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 45% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 18.6 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 98% 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). 5.4% of Dobbs Ferry households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 21% of Dobbs Ferry’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Dobbs Ferry is 558th among 2,695 U.S. towns of 8,000 to 16,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 99 | East Rockaway NY | 10,096 | $125K | 2.6% | 3.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 102 | North Castle NY | 12,360 | $208K | 3.8% | 3.1% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 140 | Hastings-on-Hudson NY | 8,440 | $194K | 2.3% | 4.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 556 | New Prague MN | 8,238 | $95K | 3.2% | 2.8% | 17% | A |
| 557 | St. Francis MN | 8,635 | $111K | 7.1% | 2.4% | 6% | A |
| 558 | Dobbs Ferry NY | 11,645 | $165K | 6.6% | 5.0% | 10% | A |
| 559 | Mahomet Township IL | 14,687 | $116K | 3.3% | 3.3% | 12% | A |
| 560 | Mission Township KS | 10,195 | $122K | 4.5% | 3.3% | 7% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,695 | Roma TX | 11,543 | $25K | 37.1% | 12.4% | 22% | 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 Dobbs Ferry, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
18% of Dobbs Ferry works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Dobbs Ferry workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dobbs Ferry | – | A | A+ | 33 min | $165,417 |
| Irvington | under 1% | A+ | A+ | 36 min | $173,248 |
| Hastings-on-Hudson | under 1% | A+ | A+ | 41 min | $193,621 |
| Ardsley | under 1% | A | A+ | 36 min | $243,000 |
| Greenburgh | 18% | A | A+ | 34 min | $152,256 |
| Orangetown | under 1% | A | A | 33 min | $145,007 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Greenburgh. Darker towns draw more of Dobbs Ferry’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 Dobbs Ferry: questions
What is the median household income in Dobbs Ferry?
$165,417 (±$40,680) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Dobbs Ferry?
6.6%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Dobbs Ferry?
33 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 26% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Dobbs Ferry work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (43%, 24 mi), Greenburgh (18%, 2 mi), Yonkers (4%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Dobbs Ferry walkable?
Dobbs Ferry is among the most walkable U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 13.5 out of 20, and 29% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Dobbs Ferry without a car?
21% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 45% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Dobbs Ferry, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dobbs Ferry
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.