Photo: Ɱ · CC BY-SA 4.0Households in Mount Pleasant have higher incomes than those in 94% of U.S. towns
Working from home is the commute for 21% of workers, next to 15% for New York as a whole. The poverty rate is 7.0%, where New York as a whole has 14.0%. About one in seven work in Mount Pleasant; the top destination outside it is New York City (31%, 32 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Mount Pleasant, in brief
Mount Pleasant is where the jobs are
Mount Pleasant has 30,547 jobs, 1.7 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Mount Pleasant and New York City trade workers both ways
New York City is the top workplace for Mount Pleasant residents (31%) and also where the most people who work in Mount Pleasant come from (14% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
The biggest group of Mount Pleasant’s workers comes from New York City
4,222 of the people who work in Mount Pleasant live in New York City, 32 miles away, more than from any other town. The commute map ↓
Most jobs in Mount Pleasant pay over $40,000 a year
75% of the jobs based in Mount Pleasant pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. 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.
Why Mount Pleasant gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Mount Pleasant is better than 81% of U.S. towns, #150 of 758 in New York. Job access by car holds Mount Pleasant’s grade up (ahead of 97% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (6.1%, 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, Mount Pleasant could be anywhere from B+ to A.
The daily flow of workers through Mount Pleasant
On a workday 15,776 residents head out to work, 2,615 work right here, and 27,932 people come in from elsewhere.
About 58,000 people are in Mount Pleasant on a workday afternoon, 27% more than live here.
1.7 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Where Mount Pleasant’s workforce comes from
Where Mount Pleasant clocks in
31% of workers
7% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Mount Pleasant
30,547 jobs are based in Mount Pleasant.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mount Pleasant, 2013 → 2023: 30,150 → 30,547. 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 Mount Pleasant’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Mount Pleasant spends getting to work: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mount Pleasant workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 16,943 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.
How many miles Mount Pleasant commutes
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.
Mount Pleasant is more walkable than 98% of U.S. towns
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 21,504 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 81% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 38% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 10.0 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). 9.4% of Mount Pleasant households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 17% of Mount Pleasant’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 32,000 to 61,000, Mount Pleasant ranks 308th of 953 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
| 3 | Upper Arlington OH | 35,893 | $155K | 3.3% | 2.0% | 7% | A+ |
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| 15 | Eastchester NY | 34,015 | $156K | 4.8% | 2.6% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 25 | Clifton Park NY | 37,775 | $133K | 2.3% | 2.0% | 13% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 38 | Valley Stream NY | 40,379 | $133K | 5.5% | 2.8% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 306 | East Lansing MI | 49,355 | $46K | 33.0% | 6.6% | 18% | A− |
| 307 | Lake Stevens WA | 42,091 | $122K | 5.2% | 4.8% | 7% | A− |
| 308 | Mount Pleasant NY | 45,444 | $143K | 7.0% | 6.1% | 14% | A− |
| 309 | Waxahachie TX | 50,090 | $86K | 7.9% | 3.0% | 18% | A− |
| 310 | Washington UT | 37,107 | $92K | 5.5% | 2.2% | 14% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 953 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | 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 Mount Pleasant, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
11% of Mount Pleasant works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Greenburgh (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mount Pleasant workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pleasant | – | A− | A+ | 31 min | $142,857 |
| North Castle | 2% | A+ | A | 37 min | $208,156 |
| Greenburgh | 7% | A | A+ | 34 min | $152,256 |
| Ossining | 2% | A− | A+ | 37 min | $125,539 |
| Tarrytown | under 2% | A− | A+ | 34 min | $107,106 |
| Briarcliff Manor | under 2% | A | A+ | 37 min | $229,732 |
| Sleepy Hollow | under 2% | B+ | A+ | 30 min | $104,313 |
| New Castle | under 2% | A+ | A | 45 min | $250,000+ |
| Chappaqua | under 2% | — | — | 48 min | — |
| Upper Nyack | under 2% | B+ | A− | 39 min | $188,125 |
Same-state neighbors only. Chappaqua: 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 Mount Pleasant’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 Mount Pleasant: questions
What is the median household income in Mount Pleasant?
$142,857 (±$10,830) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mount Pleasant?
7.0%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mount Pleasant?
31 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mount Pleasant work?
14% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (31%, 32 mi), Greenburgh (7%, 6 mi), White Plains (5%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Mount Pleasant walkable?
Mount Pleasant is more walkable than 98% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 12.3 out of 20, and 23% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Mount Pleasant without a car?
17% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. 38% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mount Pleasant, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mount Pleasant
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.