Photo: Andrew73 at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Centerport has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
For 22% of workers, the job is at home (New York 15%). Centerport has 602 jobs, against 2,668 working residents. Only 3% work in Centerport; the top destination outside it is New York City (25%, 34 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Centerport apart on work
Centerport’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Centerport is New York City, 34 miles away as the crow flies. 25% of working residents (666) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Centerport
76% of Centerport residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 47% of the jobs based in Centerport pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 97% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Centerport is a place people come home to
There are 602 jobs based in Centerport, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Centerport has about 4,000 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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.
How many miles Centerport commutes
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.
The kinds of work in Centerport
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Centerport, 2014 → 2024: 592 → 602. 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 Centerport’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The workday shuffle in and out of Centerport
On a workday 2,588 residents head out to work, 80 work right here, and 522 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,000 people are in Centerport 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Centerport ends
Where Centerport clocks in
25% of workers
24% of workers
8% 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 trip from Centerport: about 36 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Centerport workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,680 commuters (the 22% 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.
Next door to Centerport
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Centerport workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centerport | – | — | — | 36 min | $195,357 |
| Greenlawn | under 1% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| East Northport | under 1% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Northport | under 1% | A | A | 34 min | $146,921 |
| Asharoken | under 1% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Huntington Bay | under 1% | A+ | A− | 39 min | $250,000+ |
Same-state neighbors only. Greenlawn and East Northport: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Asharoken: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Centerport’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 Centerport: questions
What is the median household income in Centerport?
$195,357 (±$16,216) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Centerport?
3.9%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Centerport?
36 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Centerport work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (25%, 34 mi), Huntington (24%, 1 mi), Oyster Bay (8%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Centerport without a car?
19% 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 Centerport, from the people who make the trip.
More of Centerport
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.