Photo: Flickr user Melissa Martin. · CC BY-SA 2.0Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Valhalla
A typical one-way commute lasts 21 minutes; New York averages 33, the U.S. 26. Home is the office for 23% of workers, against 15% across New York. Only 3% work in Valhalla; the top destination outside it is New York City (29%, 30 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Valhalla
Valhalla trades workers with the towns around it
Valhalla has about as many jobs (1,490) as working residents (1,442), but they are mostly different people: 1,403 residents leave for work each day while 1,451 people come in. Only 3% of the jobs in Valhalla are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Valhalla are quick
The average trip to work takes 21 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 92 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker. Time on the road ↓
Valhalla and New York City trade workers both ways
New York City is the top workplace for Valhalla residents (29%) and also where the most people who work in Valhalla come from (19% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Nearly all the work in Valhalla is services
89% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 6% are in factories, building or farms. The jobs ↓
A lot of Valhalla works from home
23% of Valhalla 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.
Valhalla on a workday afternoon
On a workday 1,403 residents head out to work, 39 work right here, and 1,451 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 (1.03 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.
Commuting from Valhalla: about 21 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Valhalla workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 970 commuters (the 23% 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.
Where the trip to work from Valhalla ends
Where Valhalla clocks in
29% of workers
16% of workers
7% 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.
Most jobs in Valhalla are in services
1,490 jobs are based in Valhalla.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Valhalla, 2013 → 2023: 1,433 → 1,490. 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 Valhalla’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Valhalla commutes
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.
Valhalla and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Greenburgh (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Valhalla workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valhalla | – | — | — | 21 min | $134,037 |
| North Castle | 2% | A+ | A | 37 min | $208,156 |
| Greenburgh | 7% | A | A+ | 34 min | $152,256 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Valhalla’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 Valhalla: questions
What is the median household income in Valhalla?
$134,037 (±$24,925) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Valhalla?
9.4%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Valhalla?
21 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Valhalla work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (29%, 30 mi), Mount Pleasant (16%, 3 mi), White Plains (7%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Valhalla without a car?
7% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Valhalla, from the people who make the trip.
More of Valhalla
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.