These Are The 10 Hardest Working Places In New York
We crunched the numbers to identify the places in New York that get up early and stay late to bring home the bacon.
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America has been known as the land of opportunity for as long as I can remember. It’s the one place in the world where if you bare down and keep your nose to the grindstone, you can make a better life for your family and yourself.
And while everyone in New York works hard, there’s a certain part of the Empire State that takes the Puritan work ethic to the extreme — the hardest working places in New York .
Who’s the leader of this work around the clock ethos? That would be Pelham Manor which takes top honors for the hardest working place in New York. People work so hard there they manage to make getting to work a job.
So what other places burn the midnight oil to bring home a large piece of bacon? You’re going to have to get to the office early and stay late on Fridays to beat out these places in New York for a promotion:
- Pelham Manor
- Pelham
- Kings Point
- Lawrence
- Scarsdale
- Briarcliff Manor
- Larchmont
- East Hills
- Irvington
- Garden City
So listen up Salamanca as we explain how we created this ranking, you could learn some things from the rest of the state.
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How We Determined The Hardest Working Places In The Empire State
Like all problems here at Zippia, we start with the data to answer the hard questions. Some might even consider us the hardest working data-crunchers this side of the Mississippi.
In this particular case, we went to the latest version of the American Community Survey looking for answers. As luck would have it, the Census Bureau just released the 2009-2014 5-Yr Estimate which would make this analysis the first of its kind with the new data.
After scrolling through what seemed like hundreds of criteria, we settled on this set for each State:
- Average hours worked
- Average commute time
- Workers per household (Employed labor force divided by the number households)
- Labor force participation rate
- Adults with a college degree
Our thinking went something along the lines of if you are spent the many years getting a degree, are actively seeking employment, work a ton of hours when employed, and spend forever getting to work, you get the Zippia hardworking stamp of approval.
After we got the data for all 170 places in New York, we ranked each place from 1 to 170 for each of the criteria with 1 being the “hardest working”.
Next, we averaged the rankings for each to create a hardworking index.
Finally, we crowned the place with the lowest hard working index the “Hardest Working Place In New York”. And, at the end of the day, Pelham Manor had its hard work pay off.
Read the detailed chart below to learn a bit more about why each place ranked where it did.
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1. Pelham Manor

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Population: 5,539College Graduates: 73.1%
Average Hours Worked Per Week: 41.6
Workers Per Household: 1.6
2. Pelham

Source: Wikipedia
Population: 6,984College Graduates: 56.3%
Average Hours Worked Per Week: 41.2
Workers Per Household: 1.7
3. Kings Point

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Population: 5,076College Graduates: 56.7%
Average Hours Worked Per Week: 38.2
Workers Per Household: 1.6
4. Lawrence

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Population: 6,511College Graduates: 75.9%
Average Hours Worked Per Week: 39.1
Workers Per Household: 1.3
5. Scarsdale

Source: Wikipedia
Population: 17,471College Graduates: 86.7%
Average Hours Worked Per Week: 43.3
Workers Per Household: 1.4
6. Briarcliff Manor

Source: Wikipedia
Population: 7,783College Graduates: 72.3%
Average Hours Worked Per Week: 38.1
Workers Per Household: 1.4
7. Larchmont

Source: Wikipedia
Population: 5,952College Graduates: 83.8%
Average Hours Worked Per Week: 43.5
Workers Per Household: 1.4
8. East Hills

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Population: 7,025College Graduates: 76.8%
Average Hours Worked Per Week: 40.9
Workers Per Household: 1.4
9. Irvington

Source: Wikipedia
Population: 6,506College Graduates: 70.1%
Average Hours Worked Per Week: 39.7
Workers Per Household: 1.4
10. Garden City

Source: Wikipedia
Population: 22,543College Graduates: 67.1%
Average Hours Worked Per Week: 39.8
Workers Per Household: 1.4
Detailed List Of Hardest Working Places In New York
City |
Rank |
Population |
College Graduates |
Average Hours Worked Per Week |
Workers Per Household |
Pelham Manor |
1 |
5,539 |
73.1% |
41.6 |
1.6 |
Pelham |
2 |
6,984 |
56.3% |
41.2 |
1.7 |
Kings Point |
3 |
5,076 |
56.7% |
38.2 |
1.6 |
Lawrence |
4 |
6,511 |
75.9% |
39.1 |
1.3 |
Scarsdale |
5 |
17,471 |
86.7% |
43.3 |
1.4 |
Briarcliff Manor |
6 |
7,783 |
72.3% |
38.1 |
1.4 |
Larchmont |
7 |
5,952 |
83.8% |
43.5 |
1.4 |
East Hills |
8 |
7,025 |
76.8% |
40.9 |
1.4 |
Irvington |
9 |
6,506 |
70.1% |
39.7 |
1.4 |
Garden City |
10 |
22,543 |
67.1% |
39.8 |
1.4 |
Chestnut Ridge |
11 |
8,035 |
47.0% |
37.3 |
1.7 |
Dobbs Ferry |
12 |
11,001 |
58.0% |
38.0 |
1.6 |
Westbury |
13 |
15,201 |
35.5% |
39.0 |
1.7 |
Sea Cliff |
14 |
5,012 |
64.4% |
38.5 |
1.3 |
Bayville |
15 |
6,724 |
43.5% |
38.2 |
1.4 |
Airmont |
16 |
8,770 |
44.7% |
39.0 |
1.5 |
Woodbury |
17 |
10,638 |
43.9% |
38.0 |
1.7 |
Monroe |
18 |
8,493 |
41.4% |
37.9 |
1.7 |
Harrison |
19 |
27,822 |
50.0% |
37.1 |
1.7 |
Lake Grove |
20 |
11,235 |
35.7% |
38.1 |
1.6 |
Floral Park |
21 |
16,190 |
44.8% |
38.8 |
1.6 |
New Hyde Park |
22 |
9,764 |
40.0% |
38.0 |
1.7 |
Wesley Hills |
23 |
5,779 |
58.3% |
35.8 |
1.6 |
Hastings-on-Hudson |
24 |
7,905 |
68.8% |
38.2 |
1.4 |
Mineola |
25 |
18,918 |
37.9% |
38.4 |
1.4 |
Rye |
26 |
15,892 |
73.9% |
43.1 |
1.2 |
Northport |
27 |
7,417 |
64.1% |
38.6 |
1.4 |
Cedarhurst |
28 |
6,631 |
44.0% |
39.1 |
1.7 |
Babylon |
29 |
12,177 |
41.7% |
39.4 |
1.5 |
Geneseo |
30 |
8,043 |
47.9% |
27.1 |
1.9 |
White Plains |
31 |
57,505 |
47.7% |
39.1 |
1.5 |
North Hills |
32 |
5,122 |
64.2% |
40.3 |
1.0 |
Williston Park |
33 |
7,319 |
48.4% |
39.0 |
1.5 |
Rockville Centre |
34 |
24,128 |
59.5% |
40.2 |
1.3 |
East Aurora |
35 |
6,255 |
47.8% |
37.1 |
1.3 |
East Rockaway |
36 |
9,861 |
42.6% |
37.7 |
1.5 |
Mount Kisco |
37 |
11,016 |
42.7% |
39.0 |
1.6 |
New Hempstead |
38 |
5,240 |
44.7% |
36.5 |
2.1 |
Long Beach |
39 |
33,522 |
45.1% |
39.4 |
1.4 |
Port Jefferson |
40 |
7,789 |
61.6% |
37.8 |
1.4 |
Croton-on-Hudson |
41 |
8,168 |
60.4% |
40.4 |
1.5 |
Malverne |
42 |
8,544 |
48.7% |
39.6 |
1.5 |
Glen Cove |
43 |
27,161 |
34.9% |
39.2 |
1.5 |
Bronxville |
44 |
6,378 |
80.2% |
42.3 |
1.4 |
Chittenango |
45 |
5,052 |
32.5% |
37.6 |
1.3 |
Lindenhurst |
46 |
27,303 |
23.9% |
38.3 |
1.7 |
Ithaca |
47 |
30,399 |
64.3% |
30.9 |
1.4 |
Brockport |
48 |
8,398 |
35.1% |
30.5 |
1.7 |
Amityville |
49 |
9,551 |
36.6% |
38.3 |
1.4 |
Farmingdale |
50 |
8,306 |
35.6% |
38.5 |
1.4 |
Fredonia |
51 |
10,988 |
40.7% |
32.1 |
1.4 |
Nyack |
52 |
6,857 |
51.2% |
39.6 |
1.2 |
Massapequa Park |
53 |
17,137 |
37.2% |
38.0 |
1.6 |
Potsdam |
54 |
9,577 |
53.1% |
30.1 |
1.7 |
Washingtonville |
55 |
5,837 |
27.6% |
37.1 |
1.5 |
New Paltz |
56 |
6,945 |
60.9% |
28.3 |
1.7 |
Patchogue |
57 |
12,045 |
28.3% |
38.9 |
1.4 |
Williamsville |
58 |
5,286 |
57.1% |
36.6 |
1.2 |
Mamaroneck |
59 |
19,133 |
50.9% |
39.0 |
1.4 |
Rye Brook |
60 |
9,456 |
64.8% |
40.7 |
1.4 |
Hamburg |
61 |
9,482 |
40.3% |
37.5 |
1.3 |
Ossining |
62 |
25,232 |
30.7% |
36.8 |
1.9 |
Pleasantville |
63 |
7,090 |
60.9% |
40.2 |
1.4 |
Tarr |
64 |
11,423 |
57.1% |
38.3 |
1.4 |
New Rochelle |
65 |
78,476 |
41.0% |
38.3 |
1.5 |
Oneonta |
66 |
13,906 |
44.0% |
31.9 |
1.5 |
Suffern |
67 |
10,864 |
42.1% |
38.3 |
1.4 |
Goshen |
68 |
5,417 |
41.6% |
38.3 |
1.3 |
Valley Stream |
69 |
37,764 |
32.6% |
37.8 |
1.8 |
Port Chester |
70 |
29,275 |
21.4% |
37.5 |
1.9 |
Colonie |
71 |
7,869 |
33.4% |
38.9 |
1.4 |
Wappingers Falls |
72 |
5,377 |
18.1% |
35.7 |
1.5 |
Great Neck |
73 |
10,052 |
55.1% |
39.1 |
1.4 |
Saratoga Springs |
74 |
26,998 |
49.6% |
38.1 |
1.3 |
Kenmore |
75 |
15,334 |
33.5% |
36.4 |
1.3 |
Canton |
76 |
6,600 |
44.0% |
31.9 |
1.6 |
West Haverstraw |
77 |
10,308 |
19.6% |
38.1 |
1.8 |
Hilton |
78 |
5,954 |
19.4% |
38.2 |
1.5 |
Tuckahoe |
79 |
6,559 |
51.2% |
39.5 |
1.3 |
Scotia |
80 |
7,742 |
25.5% |
37.0 |
1.4 |
Sleepy Hollow |
81 |
10,002 |
40.6% |
38.4 |
1.4 |
Haverstraw |
82 |
12,060 |
22.4% |
38.0 |
1.8 |
Lynbrook |
83 |
19,517 |
40.0% |
38.2 |
1.4 |
Geneva |
84 |
13,202 |
27.9% |
34.4 |
1.4 |
Fairport |
85 |
5,364 |
50.1% |
38.8 |
1.3 |
Freeport |
86 |
43,168 |
24.1% |
37.7 |
1.7 |
Manorhaven |
87 |
6,638 |
47.8% |
39.8 |
1.3 |
Horseheads |
88 |
6,593 |
27.4% |
39.0 |
1.1 |
Waterloo |
89 |
5,178 |
18.6% |
38.2 |
1.3 |
New York |
90 |
8,354,889 |
35.0% |
39.2 |
1.4 |
Walden |
91 |
6,919 |
21.6% |
38.4 |
1.6 |
Great Neck Plaza |
92 |
6,823 |
59.9% |
43.0 |
1.0 |
Webster |
93 |
5,528 |
34.4% |
37.0 |
1.1 |
Cortland |
94 |
19,218 |
23.9% |
34.5 |
1.4 |
Baldwinsville |
95 |
7,655 |
32.0% |
38.5 |
1.1 |
Hempstead |
96 |
54,801 |
15.9% |
37.6 |
1.8 |
Yonkers |
97 |
198,654 |
30.7% |
38.5 |
1.4 |
Albany |
98 |
98,287 |
36.3% |
35.3 |
1.3 |
Spring Valley |
99 |
32,007 |
17.4% |
36.6 |
1.9 |
Canandaigua |
100 |
10,532 |
35.8% |
37.9 |
1.2 |
Peekskill |
101 |
23,875 |
26.2% |
37.1 |
1.5 |
Corning |
102 |
11,108 |
33.6% |
37.5 |
1.2 |
Beacon |
103 |
14,437 |
30.5% |
37.1 |
1.4 |
Ballston Spa |
104 |
5,298 |
33.8% |
39.2 |
1.3 |
East Rochester |
105 |
6,687 |
27.2% |
40.5 |
1.3 |
Oneida |
106 |
11,290 |
23.1% |
36.4 |
1.2 |
Lancaster |
107 |
10,314 |
24.1% |
37.2 |
1.4 |
Plattsburgh |
108 |
19,840 |
29.6% |
32.8 |
1.2 |
Mount Vernon |
109 |
67,962 |
27.3% |
38.1 |
1.4 |
Solvay |
110 |
6,514 |
19.8% |
37.1 |
1.2 |
North Tonawanda |
111 |
31,245 |
25.0% |
36.7 |
1.2 |
Warwick |
112 |
6,783 |
37.7% |
36.9 |
1.1 |
Glens Falls |
113 |
14,574 |
26.6% |
37.7 |
1.3 |
Mastic Beach |
114 |
14,880 |
13.1% |
38.3 |
1.5 |
Depew |
115 |
15,262 |
19.0% |
38.2 |
1.2 |
Middletown |
116 |
27,904 |
18.4% |
37.0 |
1.5 |
Rome |
117 |
33,161 |
19.5% |
37.1 |
1.1 |
Batavia |
118 |
15,274 |
21.3% |
37.1 |
1.2 |
Watervliet |
119 |
10,250 |
19.0% |
37.3 |
1.3 |
Saranac Lake |
120 |
6,055 |
31.0% |
37.0 |
1.1 |
Mechanicville |
121 |
5,207 |
16.9% |
36.6 |
1.2 |
Tonawanda |
122 |
15,048 |
22.0% |
38.6 |
1.2 |
Olean |
123 |
14,232 |
26.2% |
37.7 |
1.2 |
Penn Yan |
124 |
5,011 |
21.0% |
36.3 |
1.1 |
Troy |
125 |
49,965 |
25.4% |
35.2 |
1.3 |
Newburgh |
126 |
28,614 |
11.2% |
36.4 |
1.5 |
Kingston |
127 |
23,707 |
21.6% |
37.2 |
1.2 |
New Square |
128 |
7,328 |
3.9% |
30.6 |
1.5 |
Rensselaer |
129 |
9,476 |
22.8% |
38.5 |
1.3 |
Poughkeepsie |
130 |
30,716 |
24.0% |
36.4 |
1.3 |
Schenectady |
131 |
66,055 |
20.1% |
36.3 |
1.3 |
Kiryas Joel |
132 |
21,201 |
7.5% |
34.9 |
1.1 |
Oswego |
133 |
18,119 |
25.4% |
35.5 |
1.1 |
North Syracuse |
134 |
6,659 |
22.3% |
38.6 |
1.1 |
Malone |
135 |
5,866 |
15.5% |
38.1 |
1.0 |
Cohoes |
136 |
16,195 |
18.3% |
37.3 |
1.2 |
Johnson City |
137 |
14,977 |
22.0% |
36.6 |
1.1 |
Johnstown |
138 |
8,552 |
17.3% |
38.6 |
1.2 |
Lockport |
139 |
20,957 |
20.8% |
37.3 |
1.1 |
Syracuse |
140 |
144,648 |
26.0% |
35.3 |
1.2 |
Watertown |
141 |
27,590 |
21.5% |
39.9 |
1.2 |
Norwich |
142 |
7,080 |
23.2% |
36.9 |
1.1 |
Ilion |
143 |
7,968 |
24.5% |
36.1 |
1.1 |
Rochester |
144 |
210,461 |
24.4% |
36.3 |
1.2 |
Hudson Falls |
145 |
7,266 |
13.3% |
35.6 |
1.4 |
Port Jervis |
146 |
8,736 |
17.4% |
38.6 |
1.2 |
Bath |
147 |
5,747 |
16.1% |
37.0 |
1.0 |
Buffalo |
148 |
259,959 |
24.7% |
36.3 |
1.1 |
Hudson |
149 |
6,658 |
23.2% |
36.5 |
1.1 |
Ogdensburg |
150 |
11,029 |
17.5% |
37.1 |
1.1 |
Auburn |
151 |
27,369 |
17.7% |
36.3 |
1.2 |
Herkimer |
152 |
7,752 |
20.0% |
37.6 |
1.1 |
Binghamton |
153 |
46,771 |
23.0% |
35.4 |
1.1 |
Endicott |
154 |
13,216 |
19.3% |
36.8 |
1.1 |
Newark |
155 |
9,019 |
15.9% |
35.7 |
1.2 |
Dunkirk |
156 |
12,386 |
16.8% |
36.6 |
1.1 |
Hornell |
157 |
8,508 |
17.5% |
36.5 |
1.1 |
Elmira |
158 |
29,046 |
14.1% |
35.9 |
1.1 |
Medina |
159 |
5,962 |
22.8% |
37.6 |
1.0 |
Lackawanna |
160 |
18,037 |
16.9% |
36.3 |
1.1 |
Jamestown |
161 |
30,799 |
18.4% |
36.7 |
1.1 |
Massena |
162 |
10,937 |
20.2% |
36.7 |
1.1 |
Utica |
163 |
61,852 |
16.6% |
35.4 |
1.1 |
Niagara Falls |
164 |
49,679 |
16.5% |
36.3 |
1.1 |
Amsterdam |
165 |
18,348 |
15.0% |
36.8 |
1.1 |
Fulton |
166 |
11,786 |
15.5% |
37.3 |
1.1 |
Gloversville |
167 |
15,395 |
13.7% |
37.5 |
1.1 |
Monticello |
168 |
6,780 |
15.6% |
37.7 |
1.1 |
Albion |
169 |
5,799 |
9.4% |
34.6 |
1.1 |
Salamanca |
170 |
5,717 |
12.1% |
37.1 |
1.1 |
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