Pearl River is a very small town located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 2,647 people and four associated neighborhoods, Pearl River is the 155th largest community in Louisiana.Pearl River is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Pearl River is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Pearl River who work in office and administrative support (18.30%), management occupations (13.64%), and food service (7.15%). A relatively large number of people in Pearl River telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.56% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One downside of living in Pearl River is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Pearl River, the average commute to work is 32.06 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Pearl River is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The education level of Pearl River citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 20.26% of adults 25 and older in Pearl River have a college degree. The per capita income in Pearl River in 2022 was $31,064, which is upper middle income relative to Louisiana, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $124,256 for a family of four. However, Pearl River contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Pearl River is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Pearl River home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pearl River residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Pearl River include French, Irish, Italian, German, and English. The most common language spoken in Pearl River is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
