Photo: AITFFan1 · CC BY-SA 4.0For about half of its working residents, Hewlett Neck is a commute to New York City
The average commute takes 37 minutes each way, next to 33 for New York and 26 for the U.S. Working from home is the commute for 28% of workers; New York has 15%. Hardly any stay in Hewlett Neck for work; outside it, New York City is the main destination (50%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Hewlett Neck, in brief
Hewlett Neck is a place people come home to
There are 23 jobs based in Hewlett Neck, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Hewlett Neck has about 370 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Hewlett Neck works from home
28% of Hewlett Neck 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 229 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where the trip to work from Hewlett Neck ends
Where Hewlett Neck clocks in
50% of workers
33% 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.
A workday in Hewlett Neck: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 229 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 23 people come in from elsewhere.
About 370 people are in Hewlett Neck on a workday afternoon, 36% fewer than live here.
0.10 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.
Hewlett Neck’s commute takes about 37 minutes
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 Neck workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 172 commuters (the 28% 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.
Hewlett Neck is a services town
23 jobs are based in Hewlett Neck.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hewlett Neck, 2013 → 2023: 25 → 23. 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 Neck’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Hewlett Neck
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.
How Hewlett Neck compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hewlett Neck workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hewlett Neck | – | — | — | 37 min | $250,000+ |
| Woodsburgh | under 1% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Hewlett Bay Park | under 1% | — | — | 48 min | — |
| Woodmere | under 1% | — | — | 42 min | — |
| Hewlett Harbor | under 1% | A+ | A | 37 min | $250,000+ |
Same-state neighbors only. Woodsburgh and Hewlett Bay Park: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Woodmere: 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 Hewlett Neck’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 Neck: questions
What is the median household income in Hewlett Neck?
$250,000+ (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hewlett Neck?
2.9%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hewlett Neck?
37 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 28% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hewlett Neck work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Hewlett Neck without a car?
22% 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 Hewlett Neck, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hewlett Neck
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.