Photo: Thunderbombman · CC BY-SA 4.0Larchmont’s household incomes are higher than in 97% of U.S. towns
Larchmont grades A for jobs and income and A+ for walkability. The poverty rate is 1.5%, against 14.0% across New York. For 39% of workers, the job is at home, next to 15% for New York as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Larchmont
A lot of Larchmont works from home
39% of Larchmont workers work from home, against 15% across New York. Time on the road ↓
Nearly half of Larchmont works in New York City
1,017 working residents, 48%, have their main job in New York City, 21 miles away. That’s 10 times as many as work in Larchmont itself. The commute map ↓
Larchmont workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 43 minutes each way, against 33 across New York. Over a year that’s about 330 hours of commuting, 77 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Four in five Larchmont workers earn over $40,000 a year
80% of Larchmont’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 based in Larchmont itself pay less: 61% are in that band. 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.
Where Larchmont’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Larchmont is better than 86% of U.S. towns, #109 of 758 in New York. Job access by car holds Larchmont’s grade up (among the top U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (10.5%, 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, Larchmont could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Time on the road from Larchmont: about 43 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Larchmont workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,818 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.
48% of working residents work in New York City
Where Larchmont clocks in
48% of workers
8% of workers
3% 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 2,590 jobs based in Larchmont
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Larchmont, 2013 → 2023: 2,236 → 2,590. 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 Larchmont’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many people are in Larchmont by day
On a workday 2,001 residents head out to work, 99 work right here, and 2,491 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 (1.23 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.
The distance from Larchmont 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.
Larchmont is among the most walkable U.S. towns
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Larchmont is among the most walkable U.S. towns, #1 of 758 in New York. Both inputs place Larchmont 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 2,964 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, 83% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 15.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 97% 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). 7.6% of Larchmont households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 49% of Larchmont’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Larchmont is 575th of 3,253 U.S. towns of 4,700 to 9,100
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 8 | Lawrence NY | 6,847 | $170K | 3.5% | 3.9% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 14 | Irvington NY | 6,533 | $173K | 1.6% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| 15 | Kings Point NY | 5,710 | $211K | 0.9% | 2.4% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 573 | White Rock NM | 5,716 | $157K | 2.5% | 0.2% | 4% | A |
| 574 | Hockinson WA | 6,150 | $113K | 3.2% | 3.5% | 2% | A |
| 575 | Larchmont NY | 6,750 | $168K | 1.5% | 10.5% | 5% | A |
| 576 | Lake Mills WI | 6,655 | $91K | 5.1% | 2.4% | 18% | A |
| 577 | Dighton MA | 8,348 | $137K | 2.9% | 5.3% | 6% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,253 | 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 Larchmont, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
11% of Larchmont works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Mamaroneck (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Larchmont workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larchmont | – | A | A+ | 43 min | $167,536 |
| Mamaroneck | 8% | A− | A+ | 37 min | $163,781 |
| New Rochelle | 3% | B+ | A+ | 33 min | $109,167 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Larchmont’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 Larchmont: questions
What is the median household income in Larchmont?
$167,536 (±$42,822) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Larchmont?
1.5%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Larchmont?
43 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 Larchmont work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (48%, 21 mi), Mamaroneck (8%, 0 mi), White Plains (3%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Larchmont walkable?
Larchmont is among the most walkable U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 17.7 out of 20, and 54% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Larchmont without a car?
49% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. 83% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Larchmont, from the people who make the trip.
More of Larchmont
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.