Photo: AITFFan1 · CC BY-SA 4.0For about half of its working residents, Hewlett is a commute to New York City
Only 6% work in Hewlett; the top destination outside it is New York City (45%, 13 miles). Home is the office for 23% of workers, against 15% across New York. Commuters spend 42 minutes getting to work on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Hewlett at work: what stands out
Hewlett trades workers with the towns around it
Hewlett has about as many jobs (2,707) as working residents (2,920), but they are mostly different people: 2,737 residents leave for work each day while 2,524 people come in. Only 7% of the jobs in Hewlett are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Nearly half of Hewlett works in New York City
1,315 working residents, 45%, have their main job in New York City, 13 miles away. That’s 8 times as many as work in Hewlett itself. The commute map ↓
Hewlett workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 42 minutes each way, against 33 across New York. Over a year that’s about 322 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Hewlett
70% of Hewlett residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 51% of the jobs based in Hewlett pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 94% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Home offices are common in Hewlett
23% of Hewlett 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.
In and out of Hewlett on a workday
On a workday 2,737 residents head out to work, 183 work right here, and 2,524 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.93 per resident).
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 the trip to work from Hewlett ends
Where Hewlett clocks in
45% 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.
How long Hewlett spends getting to work: about 42 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hewlett workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,561 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.
Jobs in Hewlett: what the 2,707 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hewlett, 2013 → 2023: 2,954 → 2,707. 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’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Hewlett
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.
Work in the towns next to Hewlett
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hewlett workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hewlett | – | — | — | 42 min | $140,765 |
| Hewlett Bay Park | under 1% | — | — | 48 min | — |
| Lynbrook | under 1% | A | A+ | 35 min | $136,696 |
| Woodmere | under 1% | — | — | 42 min | — |
| Valley Stream | under 1% | A+ | A+ | 41 min | $133,190 |
| Hewlett Harbor | under 1% | A+ | A | 37 min | $250,000+ |
| East Rockaway | under 1% | A+ | A+ | 39 min | $124,929 |
Same-state neighbors only. 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’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 Hewlett: questions
What is the median household income in Hewlett?
$140,765 (±$41,353) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hewlett?
6.7%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hewlett?
42 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 work?
6% work in town.
Can you get around Hewlett without a car?
21% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hewlett, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hewlett
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.