Photo: WalkingGeek from Westport, CT, USA · CC BY 2.0Mamaroneck has higher household incomes than 88% of U.S. towns
10.7% of residents live below the poverty line, against 14.0% across New York. Mamaroneck grades A− for jobs and income and A+ for walkability. About one in ten stay in Mamaroneck for work; outside it, New York City is the main destination (38%, 22 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Mamaroneck apart
Mamaroneck trades workers with the towns around it
Mamaroneck has about as many jobs (7,120) as working residents (7,475), but they are mostly different people: 6,602 residents leave for work each day while 6,247 people come in. Only 12% of the jobs in Mamaroneck are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Mamaroneck and New York City trade workers both ways
New York City is the top workplace for Mamaroneck residents (38%) and also where the most people who work in Mamaroneck come from (21% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Mamaroneck
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Mamaroneck is better than 81% of U.S. towns, #148 of 758 in New York. Job access by car holds Mamaroneck’s grade up (ahead of 98% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down. It also does well on household income and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Mamaroneck could be anywhere from B to A+.
Mamaroneck on a workday afternoon
On a workday 6,602 residents head out to work, 873 work right here, and 6,247 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 (0.95 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.
Where Mamaroneck’s working residents head each day
Where Mamaroneck clocks in
38% of workers
11% 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.
What work there is in Mamaroneck: 7,120 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mamaroneck, 2013 → 2023: 7,182 → 7,120. 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 Mamaroneck’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 31 minutes to work from Mamaroneck
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mamaroneck workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 7,745 commuters (the 21% 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.
Where in the region Mamaroneck 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.
Mamaroneck is among the most walkable U.S. towns
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Mamaroneck is among the most walkable U.S. towns, #18 of 758 in New York. Both inputs place Mamaroneck 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 9,866 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 78% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 62% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 12.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 95% 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). 15.2% of Mamaroneck households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 24% of Mamaroneck’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Mamaroneck is 611th of 1,860 U.S. towns of 14,000 to 27,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ada Township MI | 14,769 | $168K | 2.0% | 0.7% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 35 | Floral Park NY | 16,105 | $150K | 3.0% | 3.1% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 78 | Garden City NY | 23,043 | $244K | 3.0% | 3.9% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 89 | Victor NY | 16,422 | $116K | 2.8% | 1.6% | 16% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 609 | East Norriton Township PA | 14,249 | $99K | 5.8% | 5.1% | 6% | A− |
| 610 | Lebanon NH | 15,481 | $98K | 7.0% | 0.8% | 46% | A− |
| 611 | Mamaroneck NY | 19,896 | $120K | 10.7% | 4.1% | 12% | A− |
| 612 | Addison TX | 17,195 | $74K | 7.6% | 2.8% | 7% | A− |
| 613 | Towamencin Township PA | 17,955 | $100K | 6.6% | 4.7% | 5% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,860 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Mamaroneck, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
Work in the towns next to Mamaroneck
The biggest share goes to Rye (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mamaroneck workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mamaroneck | – | A− | A+ | 31 min | $120,000 |
| Harrison | under 3% | A | A+ | 29 min | $164,250 |
| Harrison | 4% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Rye | 5% | B+ | A+ | 28 min | $108,265 |
| Rye | under 3% | A | A+ | 40 min | $239,815 |
Same-state neighbors only. Harrison: the same community as the village of that name, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mamaroneck’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 Mamaroneck: questions
What is the median household income in Mamaroneck?
$120,000 (±$23,959) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mamaroneck?
10.7%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mamaroneck?
31 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 Mamaroneck work?
12% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (38%, 22 mi), Mamaroneck (11%, 1 mi), Rye (5%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Mamaroneck walkable?
Mamaroneck is among the most walkable U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 14.7 out of 20, and 33% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Mamaroneck without a car?
24% of commuters take transit and 15% of households have no car. 62% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mamaroneck, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mamaroneck
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.