East Islip has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
Employers in East Islip report 2,921 jobs; 7,027 of its residents have a job. Only 4% work in East Islip; the top destination outside it is Islip (31%, 1 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 30 minutes, 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
Work in East Islip: the figures worth knowing
East Islip’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside East Islip is New York City, 40 miles away as the crow flies. 19% of working residents (1,325) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside East Islip
71% of East Islip residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 45% of the jobs based in East Islip pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 96% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
East Islip empties out on a workday
About 9,500 people are in East Islip on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than the 14,000 who live here: 6,700 head out to work and 2,600 come in. 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.
Half of East Islip 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.
What East Islip’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in East Islip, 2014 → 2024: 2,567 → 2,921. 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 East Islip’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many people are in East Islip by day
On a workday 6,718 residents head out to work, 309 work right here, and 2,612 people come in from elsewhere.
About 9,500 people are in East Islip on a workday afternoon, 30% 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 people from East Islip work
Where East Islip clocks in
31% of workers
19% 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 East Islip: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of East Islip workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,147 commuters (the 13% 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.
East Islip and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | East Islip workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Islip | – | — | — | 30 min | $147,996 |
| Great River | under 1% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Islip Terrace | under 1% | — | — | 33 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Great River and Islip Terrace: 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 East Islip’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 East Islip: questions
What is the median household income in East Islip?
$147,996 (±$19,005) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in East Islip?
4.4%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from East Islip?
30 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in East Islip work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Islip (31%, 1 mi), New York City (19%, 40 mi), Babylon (9%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around East Islip without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from East Islip, from the people who make the trip.
More of East Islip
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.