Photo: AITFFan1 · CC BY-SA 4.0Household incomes put Hewlett Harbor near the very top of U.S. towns
Household incomes here are among the highest in the country. 1.9% of residents are in poverty, where New York as a whole has 14.0%. For jobs and income Hewlett Harbor is among the top U.S. towns (A+); for walkability it is more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns (A).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Hewlett Harbor: the gist
Hewlett Harbor and New York City trade workers both ways
New York City is the top workplace for Hewlett Harbor residents (45%) and also where the most people who work in Hewlett Harbor come from (42% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
A lot of Hewlett Harbor works from home
23% of Hewlett Harbor 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; with 498 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The four measures behind Hewlett Harbor’s grade
On income, poverty and job access, Hewlett Harbor is among the top U.S. towns. All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Hewlett Harbor’s grade. It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
Unemployment (7.2%) is left out: Hewlett Harbor’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
The Census reports Hewlett Harbor’s median household income as $250,000+, the top of its scale; the grade ranks it as tied with the 111 other graded places at that ceiling.
A firm grade. At either end of the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Hewlett Harbor stays A+.
45% of working residents work in New York City
Where Hewlett Harbor clocks in
45% of workers
34% 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 37 minutes each way, longer than most of New York
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hewlett Harbor workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 445 commuters (the 23% 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.
The daily flow of workers through Hewlett Harbor
On a workday 487 residents head out to work, 11 work right here, and 147 people come in from elsewhere.
About 990 people are in Hewlett Harbor on a workday afternoon, 26% fewer than live here.
0.32 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Hewlett Harbor
158 jobs are based in Hewlett Harbor.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hewlett Harbor, 2013 → 2023: 171 → 158. 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 Hewlett Harbor’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Hewlett Harbor’s workers travel
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.
Hewlett Harbor is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 13.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 32.9% across New York, on an EPA index of 8.4.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 579 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 67% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.6% of Hewlett Harbor households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 13% of Hewlett Harbor’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 900 to 1,800, Hewlett Harbor ranks 6th of 5,400 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 4 | Saddle Rock NY | 1,008 | $176K | 0.8% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 5 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| 6 | Hewlett Harbor NY | 1,332 | $250K | 1.9% | 7.2% | 2% | A+ |
| 7 | Columbine Valley CO | 1,684 | $250K | 0.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 8 | Meridian Hills IN | 1,800 | $212K | 0.8% | 3.6% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 10 | Atlantic Beach NY | 1,723 | $166K | 1.8% | 3.1% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,400 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Hewlett Harbor, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
How Hewlett Harbor compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hewlett Harbor workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hewlett Harbor | – | A+ | A | 37 min | $250,000+ |
| Hewlett Bay Park | under 1% | — | — | 48 min | — |
| East Rockaway | under 1% | A+ | A+ | 39 min | $124,929 |
| Bay Park | under 1% | — | — | 47 min | — |
| Hewlett | under 1% | — | — | 42 min | — |
| Hewlett Neck | under 1% | — | — | 37 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hewlett Bay Park and Hewlett Neck: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Bay Park and Hewlett: 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 Hewlett Harbor’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.
- A ceiling on income. The Census stops at $250,000+, so the true median may be higher.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Hewlett Harbor: questions
What is the median household income in Hewlett Harbor?
$250,000+ (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hewlett Harbor?
1.9%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hewlett Harbor?
37 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hewlett Harbor work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (45%, 13 mi), Hempstead (34%, 4 mi), North Hempstead (6%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Hewlett Harbor walkable?
Hewlett Harbor is more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 8.4 out of 20, and 13% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hewlett Harbor without a car?
13% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hewlett Harbor, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hewlett Harbor
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.