Photo: Americasroof · CC BY-SA 3.0Hauppauge draws 40,652 commuters a day, with 4.2 jobs for every working resident
The average commute takes 29 minutes each way, next to 33 for New York and 26 for the U.S. Employers in Hauppauge report 41,731 jobs for 9,942 working residents. About one in ten work in Hauppauge; the top destination outside it is New York City (21%, 40 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Hauppauge apart on work
Hauppauge fills up on a workday
Hauppauge has 41,731 jobs, 4.2 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 53,000 people are in town, more than double the 21,000 who live here. Day and night ↓
Hauppauge’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Hauppauge is New York City, 40 miles away as the crow flies. 21% of working residents (2,106) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Most jobs in Hauppauge pay over $40,000 a year
76% of the jobs based in Hauppauge pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
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.
Hauppauge by day and by night
On a workday 8,863 residents head out to work and 1,079 work right here.
About 53,000 people are in Hauppauge on a workday afternoon, 153% more than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Miles to work from Hauppauge
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.
Goods jobs make up 32% of work in Hauppauge
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hauppauge, 2014 → 2024: 40,195 → 41,731. 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 Hauppauge’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where the people who work in Hauppauge live
Where Hauppauge clocks in
21% of workers
18% of workers
13% 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 long Hauppauge spends getting to work: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hauppauge workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 9,279 commuters (the 13% 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.
Work next door: 13% of Hauppauge’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hauppauge workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hauppauge | – | — | — | 29 min | $141,378 |
| Islandia | under 1% | A− | A− | 30 min | $116,313 |
| Nesconset | under 1% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Commack | under 1% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Smithtown | 13% | A | A− | 32 min | $152,636 |
| Central Islip | under 1% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Brentwood | under 1% | — | — | — | — |
| Ronkonkoma | under 1% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Nesconset, Commack, Central Islip, Brentwood and Ronkonkoma: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Smithtown. Darker towns draw more of Hauppauge’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 Hauppauge: questions
What is the median household income in Hauppauge?
$141,378 (±$8,281) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hauppauge?
5.2%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hauppauge?
29 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hauppauge work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (21%, 40 mi), Islip (18%, 7 mi), Smithtown (13%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Hauppauge without a car?
6% 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 Hauppauge, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hauppauge
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.