Photo: PointsofNoReturn · CC BY-SA 3.0Household incomes in Greenburgh top those of 95% of U.S. towns
Working from home is the commute for 26% of workers, against 15% across New York. 5.8% of residents are in poverty (New York 14.0%). Greenburgh grades A for jobs and income and A+ for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Greenburgh
Greenburgh trades workers with the towns around it
Greenburgh has about as many jobs (46,758) as working residents (39,066), but they are mostly different people: 33,891 residents leave for work each day while 41,583 people come in. Only 11% of the jobs in Greenburgh are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
42% of Greenburgh works in New York City
16,354 working residents, 42%, have their main job in New York City, 26 miles away. That’s 3 times as many as work in Greenburgh itself. The commute map ↓
A lot of Greenburgh works from home
26% of Greenburgh 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.
The figures behind Greenburgh’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Greenburgh is better than 88% of U.S. towns, #94 of 758 in New York. Job access by car holds Greenburgh’s grade up (ahead of 98% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (5.2%, 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, Greenburgh could be anywhere from A− to A.
A workday in Greenburgh: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 33,891 residents head out to work, 5,175 work right here, and 41,583 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 (1.20 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.
42% of working residents work in New York City
Where Greenburgh clocks in
42% of workers
5% 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.
A commute of about 34 minutes in Greenburgh
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Greenburgh workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 35,575 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.
69% of the jobs in Greenburgh pay over $3,333 a month
46,758 jobs are based in Greenburgh.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Greenburgh, 2013 → 2023: 45,236 → 46,758. 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 Greenburgh’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Greenburgh goes 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.
Greenburgh is among the most walkable U.S. towns
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Greenburgh is among the most walkable U.S. towns, #55 of 758 in New York. Both inputs place Greenburgh 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 47,893 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 97% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 36% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 20.9 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). 7.2% of Greenburgh households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 21% of Greenburgh’s commuters take a bus or train.
72nd of 476: where Greenburgh ranks among U.S. towns of 66,000 to 128,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lakeville MN | 79,270 | $139K | 2.9% | 2.0% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Plymouth MN | 78,942 | $137K | 4.3% | 2.3% | 12% | A+ |
| 3 | Bethesda MD | 69,397 | $192K | 4.3% | 3.1% | 16% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 24 | Smithtown NY | 116,847 | $153K | 4.2% | 3.9% | 16% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 70 | Mount Pleasant SC | 95,469 | $125K | 6.1% | 3.3% | 27% | A |
| 71 | North Richland Hills TX | 70,843 | $97K | 7.2% | 3.2% | 5% | A |
| 72 | Greenburgh NY | 94,537 | $152K | 5.8% | 5.2% | 13% | A |
| 73 | Kirkland WA | 97,410 | $150K | 6.1% | 4.6% | 11% | A |
| 74 | Novi MI | 67,319 | $111K | 5.4% | 4.3% | 11% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 100 | Colonie NY | 86,837 | $102K | 7.3% | 3.2% | 25% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 113 | Clarkstown NY | 89,659 | $137K | 6.5% | 5.8% | 19% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 476 | Albany GA | 66,907 | $47K | 27.5% | 11.2% | 51% | 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 Greenburgh, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
Greenburgh and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to White Plains (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Greenburgh workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenburgh | – | A | A+ | 34 min | $152,256 |
| Mount Pleasant | 4% | A− | A+ | 31 min | $142,857 |
| Tarrytown | under 2% | A− | A+ | 34 min | $107,106 |
| White Plains | 5% | B+ | A+ | 27 min | $110,763 |
| Sleepy Hollow | under 2% | B+ | A+ | 30 min | $104,313 |
| Scarsdale | under 2% | A+ | A+ | 43 min | $250,000+ |
| North Castle | under 2% | A+ | A | 37 min | $208,156 |
| Valhalla | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Orangetown | under 2% | A | A | 33 min | $145,007 |
Same-state neighbors only. Valhalla: 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 Greenburgh’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 Greenburgh: questions
What is the median household income in Greenburgh?
$152,256 (±$8,090) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Greenburgh?
5.8%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Greenburgh?
34 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 Greenburgh work?
13% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (42%, 26 mi), White Plains (5%, 5 mi), Mount Pleasant (4%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Greenburgh walkable?
Greenburgh is among the most walkable U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 13.6 out of 20, and 24% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Greenburgh without a car?
21% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. 36% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Greenburgh, from the people who make the trip.
More of Greenburgh
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.