Photo: Irina S.B. · CC BY 4.0Households in Pound Ridge earn more than in almost any other U.S. town
4.5% of residents live below the poverty line; New York has 14.0%. Measured by household income, Pound Ridge is among the highest-earning towns in the country. The two grades for Pound Ridge are A+ for jobs and income and A− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Pound Ridge in brief
A lot of Pound Ridge works from home
35% of Pound Ridge workers work from home, against 15% across New York. Time on the road ↓
Pound Ridge 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 ↓
Pound Ridge and New York City trade workers both ways
New York City is the top workplace for Pound Ridge residents (34%) and also where the most people who work in Pound Ridge come from (18% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Pound Ridge has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Pound Ridge went from 799 in 2013 to 1,274 in 2023, +59%. The jobs ↓
Three in four Pound Ridge workers earn over $40,000 a year
78% of Pound Ridge’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 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
How Pound Ridge earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Pound Ridge is better than 98% of U.S. towns, #10 of 758 in New York. Household income is its strongest input ($250,000+, U.S. $80,734); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 83% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
The Census reports Pound Ridge’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, Pound Ridge could be anywhere from A to A+.
Pound Ridge’s commute takes about 43 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pound Ridge workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,689 commuters (the 35% 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.
34% of working residents work in New York City
Where Pound Ridge clocks in
34% of workers
6% 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.
Jobs in Pound Ridge: what the 1,274 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pound Ridge, 2013 → 2023: 799 → 1,274. 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 Pound Ridge’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How a workday changes Pound Ridge
On a workday 1,766 residents head out to work, 194 work right here, and 1,080 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,400 people are in Pound Ridge on a workday afternoon, 14% fewer than live here.
0.65 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.
Where in the region Pound Ridge works
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.
Pound Ridge is easy on foot, hard by bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Pound Ridge is more walkable than 80% of U.S. towns, #289 of 758 in New York. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 20.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 32.9% across New York, on an EPA index of 6.8.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,614 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 0.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 52% 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). 4.5% of Pound Ridge households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 19% of Pound Ridge’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Pound Ridge is 110th of 3,758 U.S. towns of 3,500 to 6,800
| # | 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 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 12 | Lloyd Harbor NY | 3,587 | $250K | 2.1% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 21 | Irvington NY | 6,533 | $173K | 1.6% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| 22 | Kings Point NY | 5,710 | $211K | 0.9% | 2.4% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 108 | Cornwall PA | 4,698 | $108K | 2.1% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
| 109 | West Newbury MA | 4,709 | $180K | 1.6% | 2.4% | 5% | A+ |
| 110 | Pound Ridge NY | 5,057 | $250K | 4.5% | 2.0% | 10% | A+ |
| 111 | Auburn Township OH | 6,593 | $156K | 3.4% | 0.8% | 5% | A+ |
| 112 | Wayzata MN | 4,344 | $132K | 5.8% | 1.7% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,758 | 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 Pound Ridge, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
11% of Pound Ridge works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Stamford (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pound Ridge workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pound Ridge | – | A+ | A− | 43 min | $250,000+ |
| North Castle | under 2% | A+ | A | 37 min | $208,156 |
| Lewisboro | under 2% | A | B+ | 38 min | $231,953 |
| Bedford | 3% | A− | A | 41 min | $196,034 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pound Ridge’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 Pound Ridge: questions
What is the median household income in Pound Ridge?
$250,000+ (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pound Ridge?
4.5%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pound Ridge?
43 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 35% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pound Ridge work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (34%, 42 mi), Stamford (6%, 9 mi), White Plains (3%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Pound Ridge walkable?
Pound Ridge is more walkable than 80% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 6.8 out of 20, and 20% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Pound Ridge without a car?
19% 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 Pound Ridge, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pound Ridge
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.