Photo: LINYperson615 · CC BY-SA 4.0Work means New York City for more than half of Harbor Hills’ working residents
Working residents average 43 minutes each way, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. At home: 5% of workers have no commute at all (New York 15%). Hardly any stay in Harbor Hills for work; outside it, New York City is the main destination (51%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Harbor Hills, in brief
Harbor Hills is a place people come home to
There are 30 jobs based in Harbor Hills, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Harbor Hills has about 260 people in it, 44% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Harbor Hills workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 43 minutes each way, against 33 across New York. Over a year that’s about 330 hours of commuting, 77 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (26 to 38 minutes). Time on the road ↓
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; with 231 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The places Harbor Hills commutes to
Where Harbor Hills clocks in
51% of workers
6% 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.
How a workday changes Harbor Hills
On a workday 231 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 30 people come in from elsewhere.
About 260 people are in Harbor Hills on a workday afternoon, 44% fewer than live here.
0.13 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 2024, primary jobs.
The daily trip from Harbor Hills: about 43 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Harbor Hills workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 204 commuters (the 5% 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.
In Harbor Hills, services account for most jobs
30 jobs are based in Harbor Hills.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Harbor Hills, 2014 → 2024: 56 → 30. 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 Harbor Hills’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Harbor Hills
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.
Harbor Hills and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Harbor Hills workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harbor Hills | – | — | — | 43 min | $149,107 |
| Saddle Rock | under 1% | A+ | A+ | 38 min | $175,625 |
| Saddle Rock Estates | under 1% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Great Neck Estates | under 1% | A+ | A+ | 34 min | $237,788 |
Same-state neighbors only. Saddle Rock Estates: 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 Harbor Hills’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 Harbor Hills: questions
What is the median household income in Harbor Hills?
$149,107 (±$125,706) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Harbor Hills?
0.0%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Harbor Hills?
43 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Harbor Hills work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Harbor Hills without a car?
16% 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 Harbor Hills, from the people who make the trip.
More of Harbor Hills
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.