Photo: DanTD · CC BY-SA 4.0Jobs and earnings in Bethpage, and the trip to work
Only 6% stay in Bethpage for work; outside it, New York City is the main destination (31%, 24 miles). The average commute, 33 minutes each way, matches the New York norm. Bethpage has 13,105 jobs, and 7,960 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Bethpage: the gist
Bethpage and New York City trade workers both ways
New York City is the top workplace for Bethpage residents (31%) and also where the most people who work in Bethpage come from (22% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Bethpage is where the jobs are
Bethpage has 13,105 jobs, 1.7 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
The biggest group of Bethpage’s workers comes from New York City
2,914 of the people who work in Bethpage live in New York City, 25 miles away, more than from any other town. The commute map ↓
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.
The daily trip into Bethpage
Where Bethpage clocks in
31% of workers
22% of workers
14% 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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Bethpage
On a workday 7,480 residents head out to work, 480 work right here, and 12,625 people come in from elsewhere.
About 22,000 people are in Bethpage on a workday afternoon, 30% more than live here.
1.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
70% of the jobs in Bethpage pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bethpage, 2013 → 2023: 10,833 → 13,105. 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 Bethpage’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Bethpage, about 33 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bethpage workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,172 commuters (the 18% 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.
How far Bethpage’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.
14% of Bethpage works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bethpage workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethpage | – | — | — | 33 min | $122,257 |
| Old Bethpage | under 1% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Levittown | under 1% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Hempstead | 14% | A | A+ | 37 min | $141,243 |
| Plainview | under 1% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Plainedge | under 1% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Hicksville | under 1% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Farmingdale | under 1% | A | A+ | 31 min | $122,980 |
Same-state neighbors only. Old Bethpage, Levittown, Plainview, Plainedge and Hicksville: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Hempstead. Darker towns draw more of Bethpage’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 Bethpage: questions
What is the median household income in Bethpage?
$122,257 (±$21,770) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bethpage?
5.6%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bethpage?
33 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bethpage work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (31%, 24 mi), Oyster Bay (22%, 4 mi), Hempstead (14%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bethpage without a car?
10% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bethpage, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bethpage
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.