Coram has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
Only 5% work in Coram; the top destination outside it is Brookhaven (33%, 3 miles). Coram has 7,410 jobs for 18,548 working residents. 8% of workers work from home, where New York as a whole has 15%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Coram: the gist
Coram’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Coram is New York City, 51 miles away as the crow flies. 17% of working residents (3,184) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Coram has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Coram went from 4,962 in 2013 to 7,410 in 2023, +49%. The jobs ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
How far it is to work from Coram
About 17% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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.
The kinds of work in Coram
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Coram, 2013 → 2023: 4,962 → 7,410. 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 Coram’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Coram quiets down on a workday
On a workday 17,676 residents head out to work, 872 work right here, and 6,538 people come in from elsewhere.
About 28,000 people are in Coram on a workday afternoon, 28% 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 2023, primary jobs.
Where Coram goes to work
Where Coram clocks in
33% of workers
17% 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 trip to work from Coram: about 34 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Coram workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 18,710 commuters (the 8% 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 Coram
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Coram workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coram | – | — | — | 34 min | $105,220 |
| Gordon Heights | under 2% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Middle Island | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Farmingville | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Selden | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Terryville | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Medford | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Miller Place | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Mount Sinai | under 2% | — | — | 37 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Gordon Heights, Middle Island, Farmingville, Selden, Terryville, Medford, Miller Place and Mount Sinai: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Coram’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 Coram: questions
What is the median household income in Coram?
$105,220 (±$8,442) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Coram?
7.5%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Coram?
34 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Coram work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Brookhaven (33%, 3 mi), New York City (17%, 51 mi), Islip (14%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Coram without a car?
4% 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 Coram, from the people who make the trip.
More of Coram
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.