Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Jay5898 assumed (based on copyright claims). · CC BY-SA 3.0Work means New York City for more than half of Elmont’s working residents
Elmont has 6,139 jobs; 17,073 of its residents have a job. 7% of workers have no commute at all (New York 15%). A typical one-way commute lasts 40 minutes, next to 33 for New York and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Elmont at work: what stands out
More than half of Elmont works in New York City
8,788 working residents, 51%, have their main job in New York City, 12 miles away across the town line. That’s 13 times as many as work in Elmont itself. The commute map ↓
Elmont workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 40 minutes each way, against 33 across New York. Over a year that’s about 307 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Elmont empties out on a workday
About 26,000 people are in Elmont on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than the 37,000 who live here: 16,000 head out to work and 5,400 come in. Day and night ↓
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.
The places Elmont commutes to
Where Elmont clocks in
51% of workers
22% 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.
About 40 minutes each way for Elmont’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Elmont workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 17,196 commuters (the 7% 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.
Elmont on a workday afternoon
On a workday 16,323 residents head out to work, 750 work right here, and 5,389 people come in from elsewhere.
About 26,000 people are in Elmont on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than live here.
0.36 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 2023, primary jobs.
What Elmont’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Elmont, 2013 → 2023: 6,766 → 6,139. 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 Elmont’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Elmont 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.
51% of Elmont works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Elmont workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmont | – | — | — | 40 min | $114,217 |
| Floral Park | under 1% | A+ | A+ | 33 min | $150,084 |
| Franklin Square | under 1% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| North Valley Stream | under 1% | — | — | 42 min | — |
| South Floral Park | under 1% | A | A+ | 49 min | $119,496 |
| New York | 51% | B− | A+ | 40 min | $80,483 |
Same-state neighbors only. Franklin Square and North Valley Stream: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to New York. Darker towns draw more of Elmont’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 Elmont: questions
What is the median household income in Elmont?
$114,217 (±$14,345) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Elmont?
5.0%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Elmont?
40 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Elmont work?
4% work in town.
Can you get around Elmont without a car?
14% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Elmont, from the people who make the trip.
More of Elmont
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.