East Williston’s household incomes are among the highest in the country
2.3% of residents are in poverty, against 14.0% across New York. Measured by household income, East Williston is among the highest-earning towns in the country. Jobs and income earn East Williston A+; getting around on foot earns it A+.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in East Williston: the gist
42% of East Williston works in New York City
508 working residents, 42%, have their main job in New York City, 17 miles away. That’s 21 times as many as work in East Williston itself. The commute map ↓
East Williston is a place people come home to
There are 328 jobs based in East Williston, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday East Williston has about 1,700 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
East Williston workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 38 minutes each way, against 33 across New York. Over a year that’s about 291 hours of commuting, 38 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.
Why East Williston gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, East Williston is among the top U.S. towns, #2 of 758 in New York. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides East Williston’s grade. It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A firm grade. At either end of the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, East Williston stays A+.
42% of working residents work in New York City
Where East Williston clocks in
42% 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.
East Williston by day and by night
On a workday 1,185 residents head out to work, 26 work right here, and 302 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,700 people are in East Williston on a workday afternoon, 34% fewer than live here.
0.27 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
The daily trip from East Williston: about 38 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of East Williston workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 957 commuters (the 17% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in East Williston
328 jobs are based in East Williston.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in East Williston, 2014 → 2024: 368 → 328. 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 Williston’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from East Williston
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.
East Williston is among the most walkable U.S. towns
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, East Williston is among the most walkable U.S. towns, #12 of 758 in New York. Both inputs place East Williston near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,154 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 100% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 16.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 97% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.0% of East Williston households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 28% of East Williston’s commuters take a bus or train.
How East Williston ranks: 9th of 5,083 U.S. towns of 1,800 to 3,500
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 6 | Old Brookville NY | 2,098 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.2% | 1% | A+ |
| 7 | Sully Square VA | 2,394 | $176K | 0.8% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| 8 | Warson Woods MO | 1,990 | $207K | 1.3% | 1.8% | 1% | A+ |
| 9 | East Williston NY | 2,616 | $215K | 2.3% | 1.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 10 | Laurel Hollow NY | 1,949 | $250K | 3.5% | 2.2% | 2% | A+ |
| 11 | Hollywood Park TX | 3,140 | $138K | 2.6% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 39 | Great Neck Estates NY | 3,139 | $238K | 5.7% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 100 | Lake Success NY | 2,849 | $244K | 4.4% | 3.3% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,083 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 61% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of East Williston, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
Next door to East Williston
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | East Williston workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Williston | – | A+ | A+ | 38 min | $214,750 |
| Mineola | under 1% | A+ | A+ | 32 min | $137,739 |
| Roslyn Heights | under 1% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Williston Park | under 1% | A | A+ | 39 min | $156,382 |
Same-state neighbors only. Roslyn Heights: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of East Williston’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 Williston: questions
What is the median household income in East Williston?
$214,750 (±$36,230) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in East Williston?
2.3%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from East Williston?
38 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in East Williston work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (42%, 17 mi), North Hempstead (21%, 4 mi), Hempstead (14%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is East Williston walkable?
East Williston is among the most walkable U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 15.3 out of 20, and 28% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around East Williston without a car?
28% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 100% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from East Williston, from the people who make the trip.
More of East Williston
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.