Photo: AITFFan1 · CC BY-SA 4.0Centre Island has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Centre Island; the top destination outside it is New York City (31%, 27 miles). There are 67 jobs in Centre Island for 205 working residents. A typical one-way commute lasts 42 minutes (New York 33, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Centre Island: the gist
31% of Centre Island works in New York City
64 working residents, 31%, have their main job in New York City, 27 miles away. That’s 31 times as many as work in Centre Island itself. The commute map ↓
Centre Island workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 42 minutes each way, against 33 across New York. Over a year that’s about 322 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. 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 205 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Out of Centre Island to work: where people go
Where Centre Island clocks in
31% of workers
27% 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.
Getting to work from Centre Island takes about 42 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Centre Island workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 110 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.
Centre Island by day and by night
On a workday 203 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 65 people come in from elsewhere.
About 260 people are in Centre Island on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
Centre Island is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Centre Island, 2014 → 2024: 90 → 67. 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 Centre Island’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Centre Island commutes less than 13 miles
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.
How Centre Island compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Centre Island workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centre Island | – | — | — | 42 min | $218,036 |
| Bayville | under 1% | A | A | 37 min | $149,191 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Centre Island’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 Centre Island: questions
What is the median household income in Centre Island?
$218,036 (±$89,525) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Centre Island?
15.2%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Centre Island?
42 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 Centre Island work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (31%, 27 mi), Oyster Bay (27%, 7 mi), North Hempstead (13%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Centre Island without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Centre Island, from the people who make the trip.
More of Centre Island
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.