Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ, M.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0Household incomes in Pomona are higher than in 96% of U.S. towns
Only 3% work in Pomona itself; outside it, Ramapo draws the most (26%, 4 miles). Below the poverty line: 2.2% of residents, next to 14.0% for New York as a whole. For jobs and income Pomona is better than 95% of U.S. towns (A+); for walkability it is more walkable than 75% of U.S. towns (B+).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Pomona in brief
The four measures behind Pomona’s grade
The poverty rate is its strongest input; unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (4.2%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Pomona could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Where Pomona’s working residents head each day
Where Pomona clocks in
26% of workers
21% 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.
The daily flow of workers through Pomona
On a workday 1,221 residents head out to work, 42 work right here, and 427 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,300 people are in Pomona on a workday afternoon, 20% fewer than live here.
0.37 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 Pomona
469 jobs are based in Pomona.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pomona, 2013 → 2023: 403 → 469. 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 Pomona’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Pomona: about 35 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pomona workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,321 commuters (the 18% 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 Pomona’s workers travel
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.
Most of Pomona commutes by car
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 10.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 32.9% across New York, on an EPA index of 6.7.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,610 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 3.5% of Pomona households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 8% of Pomona’s commuters take a bus or train.
Pomona is 225th of 4,283 U.S. towns of 2,800 to 5,500 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 7 | Lloyd Harbor NY | 3,587 | $250K | 2.1% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 21 | North Hills NY | 5,481 | $173K | 3.0% | 1.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 53 | Great Neck Estates NY | 3,139 | $238K | 5.7% | 1.7% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 223 | Sixteen Mile Stand OH | 3,666 | $126K | 6.6% | 1.9% | 1% | A+ |
| 224 | Argo AL | 4,376 | $105K | 1.1% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| 225 | Pomona NY | 4,053 | $156K | 2.2% | 4.2% | 3% | A+ |
| 226 | St. Jacob Township IL | 2,880 | $121K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| 227 | Austin AR | 4,017 | $114K | 1.6% | 1.9% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,283 | 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 Pomona, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
Around Pomona: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pomona workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pomona | – | A+ | B+ | 35 min | $156,000 |
| Mount Ivy | under 1% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Wesley Hills | under 1% | A+ | A− | 31 min | $209,345 |
Same-state neighbors only. Mount Ivy: 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 Pomona’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 Pomona: questions
What is the median household income in Pomona?
$156,000 (±$32,975) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pomona?
2.2%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pomona?
35 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pomona work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ramapo (26%, 4 mi), New York City (21%, 37 mi), Clarkstown (8%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Pomona walkable?
Pomona is more walkable than 75% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 6.7 out of 20, and 10% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Pomona without a car?
8% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pomona, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pomona
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.