Household incomes put Flower Hill near the very top of U.S. towns
Measured by household income, Flower Hill is among the highest-earning towns in the country. 2.9% of residents are in poverty, against 14.0% across New York. The two grades for Flower Hill are A for jobs and income and A+ for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Flower Hill, in a few figures
More than half of Flower Hill works in New York City
961 working residents, 53%, have their main job in New York City, 17 miles away. That’s 18 times as many as work in Flower Hill itself. The commute map ↓
Flower Hill is where the jobs are
Flower Hill has 4,656 jobs, 2.6 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 7,700 people are in town, 58% more than the 4,900 who live here. Day and night ↓
Most jobs in Flower Hill pay over $40,000 a year
84% of the jobs based in Flower Hill pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
Flower Hill workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 44 minutes each way, against 33 across New York. Over a year that’s about 337 hours of commuting, 84 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Nearly all the work in Flower Hill is services
93% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 1% are in factories, building or farms. The jobs ↓
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.
Jobs & income in Flower Hill: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Flower Hill is better than 94% of U.S. towns, #41 of 758 in New York. Household income holds Flower Hill’s grade up ($250,000+, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (5.0%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
The Census reports Flower Hill’s median household income as $250,000+, the top of its scale; the grade ranks it as tied with the 111 other graded places at that ceiling.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Flower Hill could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Where the people who work in Flower Hill live
Where Flower Hill clocks in
53% of workers
8% 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 many people are in Flower Hill by day
On a workday 1,762 residents head out to work, 52 work right here, and 4,604 people come in from elsewhere.
About 7,700 people are in Flower Hill on a workday afternoon, 58% more than live here.
2.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Services make up most of the work in Flower Hill
4,656 jobs are based in Flower Hill.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Flower Hill, 2013 → 2023: 3,349 → 4,656. 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 Flower Hill’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Flower Hill: about 44 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Flower Hill workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,964 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 in the region Flower Hill works
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.
Flower Hill is more walkable than 97% of U.S. towns
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,347 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, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 13.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 96% 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). 5.6% of Flower Hill households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 26% of Flower Hill’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Flower Hill ranks: 253rd of 3,840 U.S. towns of 3,400 to 6,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 12 | Lloyd Harbor NY | 3,587 | $250K | 2.1% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 21 | Irvington NY | 6,533 | $173K | 1.6% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| 22 | Kings Point NY | 5,710 | $211K | 0.9% | 2.4% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 251 | Pleasant Hills MD | 3,836 | $166K | 2.1% | 3.6% | 5% | A |
| 252 | Lonsdale MN | 5,117 | $95K | 1.3% | 1.9% | 7% | A |
| 253 | Flower Hill NY | 4,860 | $250K | 2.9% | 5.0% | 3% | A |
| 254 | Stanhope NJ | 3,614 | $139K | 2.9% | 3.6% | 4% | A |
| 255 | Roseland NJ | 6,417 | $164K | 2.5% | 4.9% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,840 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Flower Hill, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
Work in the towns next to Flower Hill
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Flower Hill workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flower Hill | – | A | A+ | 44 min | $250,000+ |
| Port Washington | under 1% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Roslyn | under 1% | A | A+ | 30 min | $116,386 |
| Munsey Park | under 1% | A | A+ | 43 min | $250,000+ |
| Plandome Manor | under 1% | — | — | 42 min | — |
| Roslyn Estates | under 1% | A | A+ | 43 min | $250,000+ |
| Plandome | under 1% | A+ | A+ | 45 min | $250,000+ |
| Manhasset | under 1% | — | — | 34 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Port Washington and Manhasset: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Plandome Manor: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Flower Hill’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.
- A ceiling on income. The Census stops at $250,000+, so the true median may be higher.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Flower Hill: questions
What is the median household income in Flower Hill?
$250,000+ (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Flower Hill?
2.9%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Flower Hill?
44 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 Flower Hill work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (53%, 17 mi), North Hempstead (17%, 0 mi), Hempstead (8%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Flower Hill walkable?
Flower Hill is more walkable than 97% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 11.1 out of 20, and 26% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Flower Hill without a car?
26% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Flower Hill, from the people who make the trip.
More of Flower Hill
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. 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.