Photo: LINYperson615 · CC BY-SA 4.0For about half of its working residents, Albertson is a commute to New York City
Only 3% stay in Albertson for work; outside it, New York City is the main destination (45%, 17 miles). Commuters spend 38 minutes getting to work on average, where New York has 33 and the U.S. 26. 1,245 jobs are based in Albertson; 2,306 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Albertson and work: the main findings
Nearly half of Albertson works in New York City
1,033 working residents, 45%, have their main job in New York City, 17 miles away. That’s 15 times as many as work in Albertson itself. The commute map ↓
Albertson 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.
Where the trip to work from Albertson ends
Where Albertson clocks in
45% of workers
12% 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.
Time on the road from Albertson: about 38 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Albertson workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,345 commuters (the 10% 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.
Who commutes out of Albertson, and who commutes in
On a workday 2,241 residents head out to work, 65 work right here, and 1,180 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,800 people are in Albertson on a workday afternoon, 22% fewer than live here.
0.54 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
What Albertson’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Albertson, 2013 → 2023: 1,372 → 1,245. 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 Albertson’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Albertson
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.
Work in the towns next to Albertson
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Albertson workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albertson | – | — | — | 38 min | $132,955 |
| Searingtown | under 1% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Williston Park | under 1% | A | A+ | 39 min | $156,382 |
| Roslyn Heights | under 1% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Herricks | under 1% | — | — | 40 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Searingtown, Roslyn Heights and Herricks: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Albertson’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 Albertson: questions
What is the median household income in Albertson?
$132,955 (±$38,738) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Albertson?
3.0%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Albertson?
38 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Albertson work?
3% work in town.
Can you get around Albertson without a car?
12% 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 Albertson, from the people who make the trip.
More of Albertson
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.