Photo: Derekakinnear · CC BY-SA 4.0Gilgo has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Hardly any work in Gilgo; the top destination outside it is Babylon (30%, 4 miles). 12 jobs are based in Gilgo, against 94 working residents. 0% of workers have no commute at all, where New York as a whole has 15%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Gilgo for work, and who comes in
On a workday 94 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere.
About 66 people are in Gilgo on a workday afternoon, 55% 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.
Where Gilgo goes to work
Where Gilgo clocks in
18% of workers
15% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gilgo, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 12. 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 Gilgo’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Gilgo
of Gilgo workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 29 commuters (the 0% 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.
Miles to work from Gilgo
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.
Next door to Gilgo
The biggest share goes to Oyster Bay (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Gilgo workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilgo | – | — | — | — | — |
| Oyster Bay | 7% | A | A+ | 35 min | $160,126 |
| Oak Beach | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Copiague | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Amityville | under 2% | A− | A+ | 31 min | $106,285 |
Same-state neighbors only. Oak Beach and Copiague: 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 Gilgo’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 Gilgo: questions
What is the poverty rate in Gilgo?
28.4%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Gilgo work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Babylon (30%, 4 mi), New York City (18%, 29 mi), Islip (15%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Gilgo without a car?
0% 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 Gilgo, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gilgo
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.