For about half of its working residents, Tuckahoe is a commute to New York City
Household incomes here are higher than in 80% of U.S. towns. For jobs and income Tuckahoe is better than 96% of U.S. towns (A+); for walkability it is among the most walkable U.S. towns (A+). Home is the office for 25% of workers; New York has 15%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Tuckahoe
Nearly half of Tuckahoe works in New York City
1,311 working residents, 47%, have their main job in New York City, 21 miles away. That’s 12 times as many as work in Tuckahoe itself. The commute map ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Tuckahoe
73% of Tuckahoe residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 49% of the jobs based in Tuckahoe pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 96% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
A lot of Tuckahoe works from home
25% of Tuckahoe workers work from home, against 15% across New York. 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.
Why Tuckahoe gets the Jobs & income grade it does
Job access by car is its strongest input (among the top U.S. towns); the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (5.1%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Tuckahoe could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Out of Tuckahoe to work: where people go
Where Tuckahoe clocks in
47% of workers
8% of workers
6% 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.
Tuckahoe is a services town
2,256 jobs are based in Tuckahoe.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Tuckahoe, 2013 → 2023: 1,853 → 2,256. 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 Tuckahoe’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Tuckahoe: about 37 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Tuckahoe workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,971 commuters (the 25% 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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Tuckahoe
On a workday 2,681 residents head out to work, 98 work right here, and 2,158 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.81 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.
The distance from Tuckahoe 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.
Tuckahoe is among the most walkable U.S. towns
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Tuckahoe is among the most walkable U.S. towns, #17 of 758 in New York. Both inputs place Tuckahoe 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 3,982 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, 30% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 23.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 98% 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). 8.7% of Tuckahoe households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 28% of Tuckahoe’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Tuckahoe ranks: 165th of 3,227 U.S. towns of 4,900 to 9,500
| # | 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 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 9 | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 163 | Heeia HI | 5,144 | $176K | 3.3% | 2.4% | 0% | A+ |
| 164 | Manasquan NJ | 5,954 | $143K | 3.0% | 2.7% | 9% | A+ |
| 165 | Tuckahoe NY | 7,029 | $104K | 5.1% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
| 166 | Leighton Township MI | 7,374 | $104K | 2.9% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
| 167 | Plain City UT | 9,256 | $133K | 2.6% | 1.1% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,227 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Tuckahoe, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
14% of Tuckahoe works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Eastchester (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Tuckahoe workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuckahoe | – | A+ | A+ | 37 min | $104,375 |
| Eastchester | 8% | A+ | A+ | 36 min | $155,726 |
| Yonkers | 6% | B− | A+ | 36 min | $83,549 |
| Bronxville | under 2% | A+ | A+ | 41 min | $215,815 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Tuckahoe’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 Tuckahoe: questions
What is the median household income in Tuckahoe?
$104,375 (±$27,403) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Tuckahoe?
5.1%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Tuckahoe?
37 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 25% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Tuckahoe work?
4% work in town.
Is Tuckahoe walkable?
Tuckahoe is among the most walkable U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 15.0 out of 20, and 29% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Tuckahoe without a car?
28% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. 30% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Tuckahoe, from the people who make the trip.
More of Tuckahoe
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.