About half of Manorhaven’s working residents commute to New York City
Household incomes here are higher than in 81% of U.S. towns. For jobs and income Manorhaven is better than 88% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is among the most walkable U.S. towns (A+). Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 6.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 79.0 in New York City.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Manorhaven: the figures worth knowing
Manorhaven is a place people come home to
There are 837 jobs based in Manorhaven, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Manorhaven has about 5,200 people in it, 27% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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.
Income, poverty and work: Manorhaven’s grade explained
Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 98% of U.S. towns); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.9%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Manorhaven could be anywhere from B− to A+.
Where Manorhaven’s working residents head each day
Where Manorhaven clocks in
46% of workers
7% 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.
Manorhaven on a workday afternoon
On a workday 2,677 residents head out to work, 100 work right here, and 737 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,200 people are in Manorhaven on a workday afternoon, 27% fewer than live here.
0.30 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 kinds of work in Manorhaven
837 jobs are based in Manorhaven.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Manorhaven, 2013 → 2023: 737 → 837. 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 Manorhaven’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 33 minutes in Manorhaven
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Manorhaven workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,195 commuters (the 10% 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.
How far Manorhaven 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.
Manorhaven is easy on foot, hard by bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Manorhaven is among the most walkable U.S. towns, #20 of 758 in New York. Both inputs place Manorhaven 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 3,544 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, 37% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 6.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 89% 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). 2.8% of Manorhaven households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 14% of Manorhaven’s commuters take a bus or train.
Manorhaven is 500th of 3,164 U.S. towns of 5,000 to 9,600 on jobs and income
| # | 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 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 9 | Lawrence NY | 6,847 | $170K | 3.5% | 3.9% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 15 | Irvington NY | 6,533 | $173K | 1.6% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| 16 | Kings Point NY | 5,710 | $211K | 0.9% | 2.4% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 498 | Williamstown Township MI | 5,338 | $115K | 1.5% | 3.9% | 2% | A |
| 499 | Rockton IL | 7,870 | $119K | 5.5% | 3.1% | 6% | A |
| 500 | Manorhaven NY | 7,135 | $105K | 6.4% | 3.9% | 4% | A |
| 501 | Olmsted Falls OH | 8,669 | $97K | 6.0% | 2.9% | 3% | A |
| 502 | New Hartford CT | 6,748 | $110K | 2.8% | 3.6% | 7% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,164 | 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 Manorhaven, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
Around Manorhaven: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Manorhaven workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manorhaven | – | A | A+ | 33 min | $105,486 |
| Sands Point | under 1% | A+ | A− | 51 min | $250,000+ |
| Port Washington North | under 1% | A+ | A+ | 41 min | $136,389 |
| Port Washington | under 1% | — | — | 35 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Port Washington: 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 Manorhaven’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 Manorhaven: questions
What is the median household income in Manorhaven?
$105,486 (±$22,319) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Manorhaven?
6.4%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Manorhaven?
33 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Manorhaven work?
4% work in town.
Is Manorhaven walkable?
Manorhaven is among the most walkable U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 15.3 out of 20, and 22% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Manorhaven without a car?
14% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 37% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Manorhaven, from the people who make the trip.
More of Manorhaven
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.