Most of Bay Park commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident
The trip to work takes 47 minutes on average, where New York has 33 and the U.S. 26. Employers in Bay Park report 27 jobs, and 898 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Bay Park for work; outside it, New York City is the main destination (40%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Bay Park apart on work
Bay Park is a place people come home to
There are 27 jobs based in Bay Park, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Bay Park has about 640 people in it, 58% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
40% of Bay Park works in New York City
358 working residents, 40%, have their main job in New York City, 14 miles away. That’s far more as work in Bay Park itself. The commute map ↓
Bay Park workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 47 minutes each way, against 33 across New York. Over a year that’s about 360 hours of commuting, 107 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (36 to 39 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 898 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Bay Park on a workday afternoon
On a workday 896 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 25 people come in from elsewhere.
About 640 people are in Bay Park on a workday afternoon, 58% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where Bay Park’s working residents head each day
Where Bay Park clocks in
40% of workers
36% 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.
How long Bay Park spends getting to work: about 47 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 15.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bay Park workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 645 commuters (the 14% 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.
Goods, not services: 30% of the jobs in Bay Park
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bay Park, 2014 → 2024: 28 → 27. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Bay Park’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Bay Park, by distance
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Bay Park and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bay Park workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bay Park | – | — | — | 47 min | $101,875 |
| East Rockaway | under 1% | A+ | A+ | 39 min | $124,929 |
| Oceanside | under 1% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Hewlett Harbor | under 1% | A+ | A | 37 min | $250,000+ |
Same-state neighbors only. Oceanside: 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 Bay Park’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 2024, 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 Bay Park: questions
What is the median household income in Bay Park?
$101,875 (±$26,502) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bay Park?
1.4%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bay Park?
47 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bay Park work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (40%, 14 mi), Hempstead (36%, 3 mi), North Hempstead (7%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Bay Park without a car?
10% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bay Park, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bay Park
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.