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.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Pearl River is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-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%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.56% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. In Pearl River, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.06 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Being a small town, Pearl River does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of adults in Pearl River who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.26% of the adults in Pearl River have a bachelor's degree or advanced 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.
