Photo: Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 3.0Household incomes in Yorktown are higher than in 97% of U.S. towns
Yorktown grades A for jobs and income and A for walkability. 4.0% of residents are in poverty, next to 14.0% for New York as a whole. Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 3.9 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 79.0 in New York City.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Yorktown: the figures worth knowing
30% of Yorktown works in New York City
4,912 working residents, 30%, have their main job in New York City, 42 miles away. That’s 3 times as many as work in Yorktown itself. The commute map ↓
Yorktown workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 38 minutes each way, against 33 across New York. Over a year that’s about 291 hours of commuting, 38 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.
Why Yorktown gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Yorktown is better than 85% of U.S. towns, #110 of 758 in New York. Household income holds Yorktown’s grade up ($167,091, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (5.4%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Yorktown could be anywhere from A− to A.
30% of working residents work in New York City
Where Yorktown clocks in
30% of workers
5% of workers
4% 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.
Getting to work from Yorktown takes about 38 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Yorktown workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 14,361 commuters (the 19% 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.
Yorktown by day and by night
On a workday 14,585 residents head out to work, 1,862 work right here, and 10,509 people come in from elsewhere.
About 32,000 people are in Yorktown on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.75 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.
65% of the jobs in Yorktown pay over $3,333 a month
12,371 jobs are based in Yorktown.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Yorktown, 2013 → 2023: 12,297 → 12,371. 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 Yorktown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Yorktown commutes less than 22 miles
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.
In Yorktown, walking beats the bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Yorktown is more walkable than 92% of U.S. towns, #147 of 758 in New York. Both inputs place Yorktown 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 17,673 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 55% 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 3.9 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 80% 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). 6.1% of Yorktown households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 10% of Yorktown’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Yorktown is 330th of 1,239 U.S. towns of 25,000 to 49,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
| 2 | Southlake TX | 31,175 | $250K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 23 | Eastchester NY | 34,015 | $156K | 4.8% | 2.6% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 42 | Clifton Park NY | 37,775 | $133K | 2.3% | 2.0% | 13% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 60 | Valley Stream NY | 40,379 | $133K | 5.5% | 2.8% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 328 | Timberwood Park TX | 35,413 | $157K | 6.0% | 4.7% | 3% | A |
| 329 | Johnston IA | 25,065 | $107K | 10.2% | 2.1% | 14% | A |
| 330 | Yorktown NY | 35,944 | $167K | 4.0% | 5.4% | 11% | A |
| 331 | Fleming Island FL | 29,766 | $117K | 5.7% | 2.8% | 8% | A |
| 332 | Littleton CO | 46,246 | $99K | 6.1% | 3.8% | 11% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,239 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | 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 Yorktown, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
Yorktown and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Cortlandt (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Yorktown workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yorktown | – | A | A | 38 min | $167,091 |
| Somers | under 2% | A | A− | 36 min | $169,894 |
| Cortlandt | 3% | B+ | A+ | 38 min | $140,030 |
| New Castle | under 2% | A+ | A | 45 min | $250,000+ |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Yorktown’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 Yorktown: questions
What is the median household income in Yorktown?
$167,091 (±$13,186) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Yorktown?
4.0%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Yorktown?
38 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Yorktown work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (30%, 42 mi), Mount Pleasant (5%, 11 mi), Greenburgh (4%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Yorktown walkable?
Yorktown is more walkable than 92% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 9.4 out of 20, and 11% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Yorktown without a car?
10% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Yorktown, from the people who make the trip.
More of Yorktown
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.