Jobs and the daily commute in Holbrook
7,948 jobs are based in Holbrook for 13,174 working residents. Only 6% stay in Holbrook for work; outside it, Islip is the main destination (23%, 9 miles). Working residents average 34 minutes each way, 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
What sets Holbrook apart on work
Commuting out of Holbrook: the destinations
Where Holbrook clocks in
23% of workers
22% of workers
18% 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.
Who leaves Holbrook for work, and who comes in
On a workday 12,336 residents head out to work, 838 work right here, and 7,110 people come in from elsewhere.
About 21,000 people are in Holbrook on a workday afternoon, 20% fewer than live here.
0.60 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.
What Holbrook’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Holbrook, 2013 → 2023: 9,285 → 7,948. 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 Holbrook’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Holbrook’s commute takes about 34 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Holbrook workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 12,359 commuters (the 10% 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.
How far it is to work from Holbrook
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.
Holbrook and its neighbors: 22% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Holbrook workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holbrook | – | — | — | 34 min | $144,760 |
| Holtsville | under 1% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Lake Ronkonkoma | under 1% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Ronkonkoma | under 1% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Bayport | under 1% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Brookhaven | 22% | A− | A− | 32 min | $120,110 |
| Bohemia | under 1% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| North Patchogue | under 1% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Blue Point | under 1% | — | — | 41 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Holtsville, Lake Ronkonkoma, Ronkonkoma, Bayport, Bohemia, North Patchogue and Blue Point: 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 Brookhaven. Darker towns draw more of Holbrook’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 Holbrook: questions
What is the median household income in Holbrook?
$144,760 (±$7,189) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Holbrook?
5.2%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Holbrook?
34 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Holbrook work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Islip (23%, 9 mi), Brookhaven (22%, 7 mi), New York City (18%, 46 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Holbrook without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Holbrook, from the people who make the trip.
More of Holbrook
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.