Jobs, income and commuting in Deer Park, NY
Commuters spend 30 minutes getting to work on average; New York averages 33, the U.S. 26. Only 8% work in Deer Park; the top destination outside it is New York City (22%, 33 miles). Deer Park has 13,923 jobs, and 13,763 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Deer Park, in a few figures
Deer Park trades workers with the towns around it
Deer Park has about as many jobs (13,923) as working residents (13,763), but they are mostly different people: 12,689 residents leave for work each day while 12,849 people come in. Only 8% of the jobs in Deer Park are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Deer Park’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Deer Park is New York City, 33 miles away as the crow flies. 22% of working residents (2,984) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
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.
Who leaves Deer Park for work, and who comes in
On a workday 12,689 residents head out to work, 1,074 work right here, and 12,849 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.01 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
How far Deer Park goes to work
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 towns that employ Deer Park’s residents
Where Deer Park clocks in
22% of workers
12% 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.
Goods, not services: 31% of the jobs in Deer Park
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Deer Park, 2013 → 2023: 12,588 → 13,923. 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 Deer Park’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 30 minutes in Deer Park
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Deer Park workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 13,270 commuters (the 11% 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.
Bordering towns draw 23% of Deer Park’s workers
The biggest share goes to Islip (12%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Deer Park workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Park | – | — | — | 30 min | $137,105 |
| Wyandanch | under 1% | — | — | — | — |
| Dix Hills | under 1% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Huntington | 11% | A | A | 35 min | $168,029 |
| North Babylon | under 1% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Islip | 12% | A | A− | 28 min | $130,132 |
| Baywood | under 1% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Wheatley Heights | under 1% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Brentwood | under 1% | — | — | — | — |
| West Babylon | under 1% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Wyandanch, Dix Hills, North Babylon, Baywood, Wheatley Heights, Brentwood and West Babylon: 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 Deer Park’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 Deer Park: questions
What is the median household income in Deer Park?
$137,105 (±$6,837) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Deer Park?
3.4%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Deer Park?
30 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Deer Park work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (22%, 33 mi), Babylon (18%, 8 mi), Islip (12%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Deer Park without a car?
9% 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 Deer Park, from the people who make the trip.
More of Deer Park
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.