Photo: DanTD · CC BY-SA 4.0Making a living in Fort Salonga
3,287 jobs are based in Fort Salonga, and 4,366 of its residents work somewhere. Only 4% work in Fort Salonga; the top destination outside it is New York City (26%, 38 miles). The trip to work takes 36 minutes on average; New York averages 33, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Fort Salonga: the gist
Fort Salonga’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Fort Salonga is New York City, 38 miles away as the crow flies. 26% of working residents (1,133) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Most jobs in Fort Salonga pay over $40,000 a year
84% of the jobs based in Fort Salonga pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
Nearly all the work in Fort Salonga is services
88% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 4% are in factories, building or farms. 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.
How far it is to work from Fort Salonga
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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Fort Salonga
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fort Salonga, 2014 → 2024: 2,963 → 3,287. 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 Fort Salonga’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How a workday changes Fort Salonga
On a workday 4,171 residents head out to work, 195 work right here, and 3,092 people come in from elsewhere.
About 9,100 people are in Fort Salonga on a workday afternoon, 11% 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.
The towns that employ Fort Salonga’s residents
Where Fort Salonga clocks in
26% of workers
22% 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.
The trip to work from Fort Salonga: about 36 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fort Salonga workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,230 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.
22% of Fort Salonga works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fort Salonga workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Salonga | – | — | — | 36 min | $189,856 |
| Kings Park | under 1% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| East Northport | under 1% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Northport | under 1% | A | A | 34 min | $146,921 |
| Huntington | 22% | A | A | 35 min | $168,029 |
| Asharoken | under 1% | — | — | 38 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Kings Park and East Northport: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Asharoken: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Huntington. Darker towns draw more of Fort Salonga’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 Fort Salonga: questions
What is the median household income in Fort Salonga?
$189,856 (±$15,399) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fort Salonga?
2.8%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fort Salonga?
36 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 Fort Salonga work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (26%, 38 mi), Huntington (22%, 5 mi), Smithtown (9%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Fort Salonga without a car?
8% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fort Salonga, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fort Salonga
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.