Photo: Sscheinfe · CC BY-SA 3.0Pelham Manor ranks among the highest-earning U.S. towns by household income
Jobs and income earn Pelham Manor A; getting around on foot earns it A+. Household incomes here are among the highest in the country. The poverty rate is 2.5%, next to 14.0% for New York as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Pelham Manor: the figures worth knowing
Much of Pelham Manor works one town over
64% of working residents work in a town that borders Pelham Manor: New York (53%), Pelham (8%) and New Rochelle (3%). Next door ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Pelham Manor
76% of Pelham Manor residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 51% of the jobs based in Pelham Manor pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 95% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
A lot of Pelham Manor works from home
24% of Pelham Manor workers work from home, against 15% across New York. Time on the road ↓
Pelham Manor workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 39 minutes each way, against 33 across New York. Over a year that’s about 299 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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 Pelham Manor’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Pelham Manor is better than 94% of U.S. towns, #42 of 758 in New York. Household income holds Pelham Manor’s grade up ($250,000+, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (5.2%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
The Census reports Pelham Manor’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, Pelham Manor could be anywhere from A− to A+.
The 2,746 jobs based in Pelham Manor
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pelham Manor, 2013 → 2023: 2,196 → 2,746. 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 Pelham Manor’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Pelham Manor takes about 39 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pelham Manor workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,000 commuters (the 24% 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 a workday changes Pelham Manor
On a workday 1,998 residents head out to work, 104 work right here, and 2,642 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,300 people are in Pelham Manor on a workday afternoon, 11% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.31 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.
53% of working residents work in New York City
Where Pelham Manor clocks in
53% 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.
How far Pelham Manor 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.
Pelham Manor is among the most walkable U.S. towns
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Pelham Manor is among the most walkable U.S. towns, #9 of 758 in New York. Both inputs place Pelham Manor 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 2,638 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, 15% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 27.8 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). 5.8% of Pelham Manor households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 39% of Pelham Manor’s commuters take a bus or train.
251st of 3,561: where Pelham Manor ranks among U.S. towns of 3,900 to 7,600
| # | 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 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 8 | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 249 | Roseland NJ | 6,417 | $164K | 2.5% | 4.9% | 5% | A |
| 250 | Williamsville NY | 5,478 | $99K | 5.9% | 1.4% | 5% | A |
| 251 | Pelham Manor NY | 5,631 | $250K | 2.5% | 5.2% | 5% | A |
| 252 | Villa Park CA | 5,645 | $202K | 7.8% | 2.9% | 4% | A |
| 253 | Jamesburg NJ | 5,819 | $111K | 2.8% | 3.5% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,561 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Pelham Manor, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
Work next door: 64% of Pelham Manor’s workers
The biggest share goes to New York (53%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pelham Manor workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pelham Manor | – | A | A+ | 39 min | $250,000+ |
| Pelham | 8% | A | A+ | 38 min | $210,813 |
| Mount Vernon | under 2% | B− | A+ | 35 min | $78,779 |
| Pelham | under 2% | A | A+ | 38 min | $184,375 |
| New Rochelle | 3% | B+ | A+ | 33 min | $109,167 |
| New York | 53% | B− | A+ | 40 min | $80,483 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pelham Manor’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.
- 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 Pelham Manor: questions
What is the median household income in Pelham Manor?
$250,000+ (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pelham Manor?
2.5%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pelham Manor?
39 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pelham Manor work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (53%, 17 mi), Pelham (8%, 0 mi), New Rochelle (3%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Pelham Manor walkable?
Pelham Manor is among the most walkable U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 15.1 out of 20, and 41% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Pelham Manor without a car?
39% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 15% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pelham Manor, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pelham Manor
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.