Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Elwood
Home is the office for 22% of workers, where New York as a whole has 15%. Only 4% work in Elwood itself; outside it, New York City draws the most (25%, 34 miles). A typical one-way commute from Elwood lasts 42 minutes (New York 33, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Elwood apart
Elwood’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Elwood is New York City, 34 miles away as the crow flies. 25% of working residents (1,405) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Elwood workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 42 minutes each way, against 33 across New York. Over a year that’s about 322 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (30 to 37 minutes). Time on the road ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Elwood
72% of Elwood residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 52% of the jobs based in Elwood pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 96% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
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.
Elwood’s commute, mile by mile
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.
The trip to work from Elwood: about 42 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Elwood workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,058 commuters (the 21% 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.
What work there is in Elwood: 4,154 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Elwood, 2014 → 2024: 4,476 → 4,154. 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 Elwood’s own residents hold wherever they work.
In and out of Elwood on a workday
On a workday 5,277 residents head out to work, 233 work right here, and 3,921 people come in from elsewhere.
About 10,000 people are in Elwood on a workday afternoon, 12% fewer than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.75 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Elwood: the destinations
Where Elwood clocks in
25% of workers
21% of workers
9% 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.
How Elwood compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Elwood workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elwood | – | — | — | 42 min | $177,003 |
| Greenlawn | under 1% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Dix Hills | under 1% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Commack | under 1% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| South Huntington | under 1% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Huntington Station | under 1% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Greenlawn, Dix Hills, Commack, South Huntington and Huntington Station: 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 Elwood’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 Elwood: questions
What is the median household income in Elwood?
$177,003 (±$13,112) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Elwood?
3.5%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Elwood?
42 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Elwood work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (25%, 34 mi), Huntington (21%, 3 mi), Oyster Bay (9%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Elwood without a car?
13% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Elwood, from the people who make the trip.
More of Elwood
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.