Most of Glen Head commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
24% of workers work from home, against 15% across New York. Glen Head has 1,023 jobs, and 2,105 of its residents work somewhere. Only 3% stay in Glen Head for work; outside it, New York City is the main destination (34%, 21 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Glen Head and work: the main findings
Glen Head and New York City trade workers both ways
New York City is the top workplace for Glen Head residents (34%) and also where the most people who work in Glen Head come from (21% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
A lot of Glen Head works from home
24% of Glen Head workers work from home, against 15% across New York. Time on the road ↓
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.
Where Glen Head’s working residents head each day
Where Glen Head clocks in
34% of workers
19% 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 34 minutes each way, about the NY average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Glen Head workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,520 commuters (the 24% 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.
Glen Head by day and by night
On a workday 2,035 residents head out to work, 70 work right here, and 953 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,600 people are in Glen Head on a workday afternoon, 23% 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.
The kinds of work in Glen Head
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Glen Head, 2013 → 2023: 1,253 → 1,023. 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 Glen Head’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Glen Head goes 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.
Glen Head and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Glen Cove (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Glen Head workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Head | – | — | — | 34 min | $138,465 |
| Old Brookville | under 1% | A+ | A− | 40 min | $250,000+ |
| Glen Cove | 5% | B+ | A+ | 29 min | $92,064 |
| Sea Cliff | under 1% | A | A+ | 36 min | $193,590 |
| Glenwood Landing | under 1% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Glenwood Landing: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Glen Head’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 Glen Head: questions
What is the median household income in Glen Head?
$138,465 (±$21,610) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Glen Head?
2.3%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Glen Head?
34 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Glen Head work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (34%, 21 mi), Oyster Bay (19%, 6 mi), North Hempstead (16%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Glen Head without a car?
9% 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 Glen Head, from the people who make the trip.
More of Glen Head
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.