Photo: Agiorgio · CC BY-SA 3.0Atlantic Beach has higher household incomes than 97% of U.S. towns
Below the poverty line: 1.8% of residents, where New York as a whole has 14.0%. For jobs and income Atlantic Beach is among the top U.S. towns (A+); for walkability it is among the most walkable U.S. towns (A+). Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 6.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 79.0 in New York City.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Atlantic Beach: the figures worth knowing
Much of Atlantic Beach works one town over
72% of working residents work in a town that borders Atlantic Beach: New York (44%) and Hempstead (28%). Next door ↓
Atlantic Beach workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 45 minutes each way, against 33 across New York. Over a year that’s about 345 hours of commuting, 92 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Home offices are common in Atlantic Beach
26% of Atlantic Beach workers work from home, against 15% across New York. 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 691 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The figures behind Atlantic Beach’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Atlantic Beach is among the top U.S. towns. All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Atlantic Beach’s grade. It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
Unemployment (3.1%) is left out: Atlantic Beach’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A firm grade. At either end of the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Atlantic Beach stays A+.
The daily trip from Atlantic Beach: about 45 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 14.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Atlantic Beach workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 468 commuters (the 26% 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.
Atlantic Beach on a workday afternoon
On a workday 668 residents head out to work, 23 work right here, and 285 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,300 people are in Atlantic Beach on a workday afternoon, 22% fewer than live here.
0.45 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.
44% of working residents work in New York City
Where Atlantic Beach clocks in
44% of workers
28% of workers
6% 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.
Inside Atlantic Beach’s 308 jobs
308 jobs are based in Atlantic Beach.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Atlantic Beach, 2013 → 2023: 369 → 308. 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 Atlantic Beach’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Atlantic Beach’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Atlantic Beach is easy on foot, hard by bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Atlantic Beach is among the most walkable U.S. towns. Both inputs place Atlantic Beach near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 629 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 65% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 6.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 89% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 4.0% of Atlantic Beach households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 15% of Atlantic Beach’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Atlantic Beach is 8th of 5,760 U.S. towns of 1,200 to 2,300
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Hewlett Harbor NY | 1,332 | $250K | 1.9% | 7.2% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 6 | Meridian Hills IN | 1,800 | $212K | 0.8% | 3.6% | 2% | A+ |
| 7 | Medicine Lake MN | 1,342 | $184K | 2.7% | 0.0% | 0% | A+ |
| 8 | Atlantic Beach NY | 1,723 | $166K | 1.8% | 3.1% | 3% | A+ |
| 9 | Village of the Branch NY | 1,764 | $174K | 1.5% | 3.1% | 2% | A+ |
| 10 | Old Brookville NY | 2,098 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.2% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 15 | Laurel Hollow NY | 1,949 | $250K | 3.5% | 2.2% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,760 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Atlantic Beach, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
Work next door: 72% of Atlantic Beach’s workers
The biggest share goes to New York (44%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Atlantic Beach workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Beach | – | A+ | A+ | 45 min | $165,565 |
| East Atlantic Beach | under 1% | — | — | 53 min | — |
| Lawrence | under 1% | A+ | A+ | 39 min | $170,000 |
| Hempstead | 28% | A | A+ | 37 min | $141,243 |
| New York | 44% | B− | A+ | 40 min | $80,483 |
Same-state neighbors only. East Atlantic Beach: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Atlantic Beach’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 Atlantic Beach: questions
What is the median household income in Atlantic Beach?
$165,565 (±$10,045) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Atlantic Beach?
1.8%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Atlantic Beach?
45 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 26% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Atlantic Beach work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (44%, 12 mi), Hempstead (28%, 7 mi), Long Beach (6%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Atlantic Beach walkable?
Atlantic Beach is among the most walkable U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 16.4 out of 20, and 19% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Atlantic Beach without a car?
15% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 65% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Atlantic Beach, from the people who make the trip.
More of Atlantic Beach
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.