Most of Eatons Neck commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Only 1% work in Eatons Neck itself; outside it, Huntington draws the most (25%, 4 miles). There are 41 jobs in Eatons Neck for 678 working residents. Commuters spend 53 minutes getting to work on average; the New York average is 33, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Eatons Neck: the gist
Eatons Neck is a place people come home to
There are 41 jobs based in Eatons Neck, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Eatons Neck has about 540 people in it, 54% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Eatons Neck’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Eatons Neck is New York City, 34 miles away as the crow flies. 23% of working residents (154) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Eatons Neck workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 53 minutes each way, against 33 across New York. Over a year that’s about 406 hours of commuting, 153 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 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 678 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Eatons Neck by day and by night
On a workday 669 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 32 people come in from elsewhere.
About 540 people are in Eatons Neck on a workday afternoon, 54% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Eatons Neck
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.
Each way, about 53 minutes from Eatons Neck
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 17 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Eatons Neck workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 623 commuters (the 16% 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.
Where Eatons Neck’s working residents head each day
Where Eatons Neck clocks in
25% of workers
23% of workers
7% 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 kinds of work in Eatons Neck
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Eatons Neck, 2013 → 2023: 252 → 41. 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 Eatons Neck’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The towns around Eatons Neck
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Eatons Neck workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eatons Neck | – | — | — | 53 min | $234,375 |
| Asharoken | under 2% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Huntington Bay | under 2% | A+ | A− | 39 min | $250,000+ |
Same-state neighbors only. Asharoken: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Eatons Neck’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 Eatons Neck: questions
What is the median household income in Eatons Neck?
$234,375 (±$28,006) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Eatons Neck?
0.8%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Eatons Neck?
53 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Eatons Neck work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Huntington (25%, 4 mi), New York City (23%, 34 mi), Oyster Bay (7%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Eatons Neck without a car?
26% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Eatons Neck, from the people who make the trip.
More of Eatons Neck
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.