Photo: Muncharelli · CC BY-SA 3.0Earning a living in Halesite
The average commute takes 49 minutes each way; New York averages 33, the U.S. 26. Hardly any stay in Halesite for work; outside it, Huntington is the main destination (26%, 2 miles). Halesite has 863 jobs, and 1,171 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Halesite
Halesite workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 49 minutes each way, against 33 across New York. Over a year that’s about 376 hours of commuting, 123 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Halesite’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Halesite is New York City, 32 miles away as the crow flies. 25% of working residents (295) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Halesite has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Halesite went from 567 in 2013 to 863 in 2023, +52%. The jobs ↓
Halesite’s workforce skews older
37% of Halesite’s working residents are 55 or older. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
About 49 minutes each way, longer than most of New York
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 15.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Halesite workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,007 commuters (the 19% 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.
Half of Halesite commutes less than 14 miles
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.
What Halesite’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Halesite, 2013 → 2023: 567 → 863. 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 Halesite’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Halesite quiets down on a workday
On a workday 1,160 residents head out to work, 11 work right here, and 852 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,400 people are in Halesite on a workday afternoon, 12% fewer than live here.
0.74 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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.
Where people from Halesite work
Where Halesite clocks in
26% of workers
25% of workers
12% 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 towns around Halesite
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Halesite workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halesite | – | — | — | 49 min | $175,368 |
| Huntington Bay | under 1% | A+ | A− | 39 min | $250,000+ |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Halesite’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 Halesite: questions
What is the median household income in Halesite?
$175,368 (±$55,201) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Halesite?
0.7%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Halesite?
49 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Halesite work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Huntington (26%, 2 mi), New York City (25%, 32 mi), Oyster Bay (12%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Halesite without a car?
29% 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 Halesite, from the people who make the trip.
More of Halesite
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.