Photo: LINYperson615 · CC BY-SA 4.0Few U.S. towns have household incomes as high as Munsey Park’s
Household incomes here are among the highest in the country. Below the poverty line: 2.0% of residents, where New York as a whole has 14.0%. The two grades for Munsey Park are A for jobs and income and A+ for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Munsey Park, in a few figures
A lot of Munsey Park works from home
40% of Munsey Park workers work from home, against 15% across New York. Time on the road ↓
More than half of Munsey Park works in New York City
576 working residents, 55%, have their main job in New York City, 17 miles away. That’s 28 times as many as work in Munsey Park itself. The commute map ↓
Munsey Park 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 ↓
Three in four Munsey Park workers earn over $40,000 a year
76% of Munsey Park’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 ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Munsey Park’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Munsey Park is better than 92% of U.S. towns, #67 of 758 in New York. Household income holds Munsey Park’s grade up ($250,000+, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (6.2%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
The Census reports Munsey Park’s median household income as $250,000+, the top of its scale; the grade ranks it as tied with the 111 other graded places at that ceiling.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Munsey Park could be anywhere from A− to A+.
About 43 minutes each way for Munsey Park’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Munsey Park workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 809 commuters (the 40% 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.
55% of working residents work in New York City
Where Munsey Park clocks in
55% of workers
8% 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.
Inside Munsey Park’s 555 jobs
555 jobs are based in Munsey Park.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Munsey Park, 2014 → 2024: 732 → 555. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Munsey Park’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How a workday changes Munsey Park
On a workday 1,031 residents head out to work, 16 work right here, and 539 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,300 people are in Munsey Park on a workday afternoon, 18% fewer than live here.
0.53 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where in the region Munsey Park works
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Munsey Park is among the most walkable U.S. towns
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Munsey Park is among the most walkable U.S. towns, #7 of 758 in New York. Both inputs place Munsey Park 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 1,341 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 34.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, among the most 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). 0.0% of Munsey Park households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 40% of Munsey Park’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Munsey Park is 302nd among 4,703 U.S. towns of 2,000 to 3,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 6 | Old Brookville NY | 2,098 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.2% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 10 | East Williston NY | 2,616 | $215K | 2.3% | 1.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 11 | Lloyd Harbor NY | 3,587 | $250K | 2.1% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 300 | Ravensworth VA | 2,475 | $166K | 0.6% | 5.9% | 1% | A |
| 301 | Fairfax IA | 2,925 | $114K | 6.2% | 1.8% | 1% | A |
| 302 | Munsey Park NY | 2,787 | $250K | 2.0% | 6.2% | 2% | A |
| 303 | West Nantmeal Township PA | 2,276 | $126K | 4.7% | 2.9% | 5% | A |
| 304 | Melody Hill IN | 3,243 | $94K | 4.4% | 1.5% | <1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,703 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 0% | 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 Munsey Park, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
How Munsey Park compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Munsey Park workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Munsey Park | – | A | A+ | 43 min | $250,000+ |
| Flower Hill | under 1% | A | A+ | 44 min | $250,000+ |
| Manhasset | under 1% | — | — | 34 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Manhasset: 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 Munsey Park’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 2024, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- A ceiling on income. The Census stops at $250,000+, so the true median may be higher.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Munsey Park: questions
What is the median household income in Munsey Park?
$250,000+ (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Munsey Park?
2.0%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Munsey Park?
43 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 40% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Munsey Park work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (55%, 16 mi), North Hempstead (16%, 0 mi), Hempstead (8%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Munsey Park walkable?
Munsey Park is among the most walkable U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 15.3 out of 20, and 44% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Munsey Park without a car?
40% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Munsey Park, from the people who make the trip.
More of Munsey Park
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.