Most of Asharoken commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Only 1% work in Asharoken itself; outside it, Huntington draws the most (26%, 4 miles). Asharoken has 75 jobs, against 286 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 29% of workers (New York 15%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Asharoken: the gist
Asharoken is a place people come home to
There are 75 jobs based in Asharoken, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Asharoken has about 410 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Home offices are common in Asharoken
29% of Asharoken workers work from home, against 15% across New York. Time on the road ↓
Asharoken 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; with 286 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily commute in and out of Asharoken
On a workday 283 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 72 people come in from elsewhere.
About 410 people are in Asharoken on a workday afternoon, 34% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
About 38 minutes to work from Asharoken
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Asharoken workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 226 commuters (the 29% 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.
Where Asharoken’s working residents head each day
Where Asharoken clocks in
26% of workers
21% of workers
9% 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.
Making and building: 77% of jobs based in Asharoken
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Asharoken, 2013 → 2023: 23 → 75. 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 Asharoken’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Asharoken’s workers travel
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.
How Asharoken compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Asharoken workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asharoken | – | — | — | 38 min | $141,215 |
| Eatons Neck | under 1% | — | — | 53 min | — |
| Fort Salonga | under 1% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Centerport | under 1% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Northport | under 1% | A | A | 34 min | $146,921 |
Same-state neighbors only. Eatons Neck, Fort Salonga and Centerport: 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 Asharoken’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 Asharoken: questions
What is the median household income in Asharoken?
$141,215 (±$17,096) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Asharoken?
7.0%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Asharoken?
38 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 29% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Asharoken work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Huntington (26%, 4 mi), New York City (21%, 35 mi), Islip (9%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Asharoken without a car?
11% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Asharoken, from the people who make the trip.
More of Asharoken
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.