Households in Irvington earn more than those in 97% of U.S. towns
For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 9.9 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 79.0 in New York City. 1.6% of residents are in poverty, next to 14.0% for New York as a whole. Jobs and income earn Irvington 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
What stands out about work in Irvington
A lot of Irvington works from home
39% of Irvington workers work from home, against 15% across New York. Time on the road ↓
Irvington trades workers with the towns around it
Irvington has about as many jobs (2,553) as working residents (2,533), but they are mostly different people: 2,374 residents leave for work each day while 2,394 people come in. Only 6% of the jobs in Irvington are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Nearly half of Irvington works in New York City
1,135 working residents, 45%, have their main job in New York City, 26 miles away. That’s 8 times as many as work in Irvington itself. The commute map ↓
Most jobs here, and most residents’ jobs, pay over $40,000
80% of Irvington’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 74% of the jobs based in Irvington. 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.
Irvington’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Irvington is among the top U.S. towns, #4 of 758 in New York. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Irvington’s grade. It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A firm grade. At either end of the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Irvington stays A+.
From Irvington, about 36 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Irvington workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,042 commuters (the 39% 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.
Irvington on a workday afternoon
On a workday 2,374 residents head out to work, 159 work right here, and 2,394 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 (1.01 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.
45% of working residents work in New York City
Where Irvington clocks in
45% of workers
15% 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.
Irvington is a services town
2,553 jobs are based in Irvington.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Irvington, 2013 → 2023: 2,273 → 2,553. 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 Irvington’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Irvington
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.
Walkable streets, thin transit: Irvington
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Irvington is more walkable than 98% of U.S. towns, #78 of 758 in New York. Both inputs place Irvington 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 3,349 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, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 9.9 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 93% 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). 2.4% of Irvington households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 20% of Irvington’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Irvington is 13th of 3,218 U.S. towns of 4,600 to 8,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Norwood NJ | 5,817 | $178K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 7 | Lawrence NY | 6,847 | $170K | 3.5% | 3.9% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 11 | Long Grove IL | 8,343 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 12 | Elko New Market MN | 5,300 | $152K | 1.1% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
| 13 | Irvington NY | 6,533 | $173K | 1.6% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| 14 | Kings Point NY | 5,710 | $211K | 0.9% | 2.4% | 3% | A+ |
| 15 | Hickory Creek TX | 6,875 | $149K | 2.6% | 1.2% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 22 | North Hills NY | 5,481 | $173K | 3.0% | 1.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 88 | Pound Ridge NY | 5,057 | $250K | 4.5% | 2.0% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,218 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Irvington, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
15% of Irvington works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Irvington workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irvington | – | A+ | A+ | 36 min | $173,248 |
| Tarrytown | under 2% | A− | A+ | 34 min | $107,106 |
| Dobbs Ferry | under 2% | A | A+ | 33 min | $165,417 |
| Greenburgh | 15% | A | A+ | 34 min | $152,256 |
| Orangetown | under 2% | A | A | 33 min | $145,007 |
| Ardsley | under 2% | A | A+ | 36 min | $243,000 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Greenburgh. Darker towns draw more of Irvington’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 Irvington: questions
What is the median household income in Irvington?
$173,248 (±$20,355) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Irvington?
1.6%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Irvington?
36 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 39% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Irvington work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (45%, 26 mi), Greenburgh (15%, 1 mi), White Plains (4%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Irvington walkable?
Irvington is more walkable than 98% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 12.0 out of 20, and 34% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Irvington without a car?
20% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Irvington, from the people who make the trip.
More of Irvington
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.