Photo: AITFFan1 · CC BY-SA 4.0Jobs and the daily commute in Carle Place
4,062 jobs are based in Carle Place for 2,414 working residents. Only 5% work in Carle Place; the top destination outside it is New York City (38%, 18 miles). Commuters spend 29 minutes getting to work on average, next to 33 for New York and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Carle Place
Carle Place and New York City trade workers both ways
New York City is the top workplace for Carle Place residents (38%) and also where the most people who work in Carle Place come from (25% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Carle Place is where the jobs are
Carle Place has 4,062 jobs, 1.7 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Carle Place
73% of Carle Place residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 50% of the jobs based in Carle Place pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 95% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
The biggest group of Carle Place’s workers comes from New York City
1,020 of the people who work in Carle Place live in New York City, 18 miles away, more than from any other town. The commute map ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Carle Place than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Carle Place fell from 5,406 in 2014 to 4,062 in 2024, −25%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
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.
Where Carle Place’s workers come from
Where Carle Place clocks in
38% of workers
18% 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 daily flow of workers through Carle Place
On a workday 2,299 residents head out to work, 115 work right here, and 3,947 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,800 people are in Carle Place on a workday afternoon, 32% more than live here.
1.7 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 2024, primary jobs.
The kinds of work in Carle Place
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Carle Place, 2014 → 2024: 5,406 → 4,062. 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 Carle Place’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 29 minutes each way, quicker than most of New York
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Carle Place workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,403 commuters (the 15% 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 Carle Place goes to work
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.
Bordering towns draw 18% of Carle Place’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Carle Place workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carle Place | – | — | — | 29 min | $145,500 |
| Westbury | under 1% | A+ | A+ | 29 min | $145,185 |
| Mineola | under 1% | A+ | A+ | 32 min | $137,739 |
| Uniondale | under 1% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Hempstead | 18% | A | A+ | 37 min | $141,243 |
| Old Westbury | under 1% | A | A− | 34 min | $250,000+ |
Same-state neighbors only. Uniondale: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Hempstead. Darker towns draw more of Carle Place’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 Carle Place: questions
What is the median household income in Carle Place?
$145,500 (±$53,851) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Carle Place?
4.3%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Carle Place?
29 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Carle Place work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (38%, 18 mi), North Hempstead (20%, 5 mi), Hempstead (18%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Carle Place without a car?
10% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Carle Place, from the people who make the trip.
More of Carle Place
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.