Photo: AITFFan1 · CC BY-SA 4.0Islip Terrace at work: jobs, income and the commute
At 33 minutes each way, commutes from Islip Terrace run about the New York average. 6% of workers have no commute at all, next to 15% for New York as a whole. Only 4% work in Islip Terrace itself; outside it, Islip draws the most (32%, 2 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Islip Terrace apart
Islip Terrace’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Islip Terrace is New York City, 40 miles away as the crow flies. 19% of working residents (506) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
A longer commute than the towns next door
Islip Terrace averages 33 minutes each way, more than any bordering town (27 to 30 minutes). Next door ↓
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.
Where in the region Islip Terrace works
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.
Islip Terrace by day and by night
On a workday 2,546 residents head out to work, 108 work right here, and 1,586 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,200 people are in Islip Terrace on a workday afternoon, 19% fewer than live here.
0.64 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.
Where Islip Terrace’s working residents head each day
Where Islip Terrace clocks in
32% of workers
19% 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.
Islip Terrace is a services town
1,694 jobs are based in Islip Terrace.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Islip Terrace, 2013 → 2023: 1,383 → 1,694. 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 Islip Terrace’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Islip Terrace: about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Islip Terrace workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,836 commuters (the 5% 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.
Islip Terrace and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Islip Terrace workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Islip Terrace | – | — | — | 33 min | $155,313 |
| North Great River | under 1% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| East Islip | under 1% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Central Islip | under 1% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. North Great River, East Islip and Central Islip: 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 Islip Terrace’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 Islip Terrace: questions
What is the median household income in Islip Terrace?
$155,313 (±$23,561) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Islip Terrace?
2.6%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Islip Terrace?
33 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Islip Terrace work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Islip (32%, 2 mi), New York City (19%, 40 mi), Babylon (8%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Islip Terrace without a car?
<1% 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 Islip Terrace, from the people who make the trip.
More of Islip Terrace
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.