Greenlawn has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
Working residents average 36 minutes each way, where New York has 33 and the U.S. 26. Employers in Greenlawn report 2,116 jobs; 6,754 of its residents have a job. Only 4% stay in Greenlawn for work; outside it, New York City is the main destination (24%, 33 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Greenlawn at work: what stands out
Greenlawn’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Greenlawn is New York City, 33 miles away as the crow flies. 24% of working residents (1,645) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Nearly all the work in Greenlawn is services
90% 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 ↓
Greenlawn empties out on a workday
About 11,000 people are in Greenlawn on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than the 15,000 who live here: 6,500 head out to work and 1,800 come in. Day and night ↓
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.
The commute from Greenlawn, by distance
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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Greenlawn
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Greenlawn, 2013 → 2023: 2,198 → 2,116. 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 Greenlawn’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who leaves Greenlawn for work, and who comes in
On a workday 6,466 residents head out to work, 288 work right here, and 1,828 people come in from elsewhere.
About 11,000 people are in Greenlawn on a workday afternoon, 30% 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 people from Greenlawn work
Where Greenlawn clocks in
24% of workers
24% of workers
10% 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.
Time on the road from Greenlawn: 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 Greenlawn workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,478 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.
How Greenlawn compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Greenlawn workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenlawn | – | — | — | 36 min | $164,427 |
| Elwood | under 1% | — | — | 42 min | — |
| Centerport | under 1% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Huntington Station | under 1% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| East Northport | under 1% | — | — | 34 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Elwood, Centerport, Huntington Station and East Northport: 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 Greenlawn’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 Greenlawn: questions
What is the median household income in Greenlawn?
$164,427 (±$18,984) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Greenlawn?
6.3%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Greenlawn?
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 Greenlawn work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (24%, 33 mi), Huntington (24%, 2 mi), Oyster Bay (10%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Greenlawn without a car?
11% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Greenlawn, from the people who make the trip.
More of Greenlawn
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.