Photo: Felton Davis · CC BY 2.0About half of Jericho’s working residents commute to New York City
Working residents average 41 minutes each way, where New York has 33 and the U.S. 26. Only 5% work in Jericho itself; outside it, New York City draws the most (45%, 22 miles). Employers in Jericho report 12,732 jobs; 6,198 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Jericho, in brief
Nearly half of Jericho works in New York City
2,781 working residents, 45%, have their main job in New York City, 23 miles away. That’s 9 times as many as work in Jericho itself. The commute map ↓
Jericho is where the jobs are
Jericho has 12,732 jobs, 2.1 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 20,000 people are in town, 47% more than the 14,000 who live here. Day and night ↓
Jericho workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 41 minutes each way, against 33 across New York. Over a year that’s about 314 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
The biggest group of Jericho’s workers comes from New York City
2,578 of the people who work in Jericho live in New York City, 23 miles away, more than from any other town. The commute map ↓
Most jobs in Jericho pay over $40,000 a year
73% of the jobs based in Jericho pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
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.
The towns that send workers to Jericho
Where Jericho clocks in
45% of workers
15% of workers
10% 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.
In and out of Jericho on a workday
On a workday 5,890 residents head out to work, 308 work right here, and 12,424 people come in from elsewhere.
About 20,000 people are in Jericho on a workday afternoon, 47% more than live here.
2.1 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
From Jericho, about 41 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Jericho workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,797 commuters (the 19% 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.
73% of the jobs in Jericho pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jericho, 2013 → 2023: 12,525 → 12,732. 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 Jericho’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Jericho commutes
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 Jericho compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to North Hempstead (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Jericho workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jericho | – | — | — | 41 min | $167,935 |
| Hicksville | under 1% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Muttontown | under 1% | A | A | 34 min | $250,000+ |
| Syosset | under 1% | — | — | 41 min | — |
| North Hempstead | 9% | A | A+ | 36 min | $158,158 |
| Brookville | under 1% | A− | A | 26 min | $250,000+ |
| Westbury | under 1% | A+ | A+ | 29 min | $145,185 |
| Old Westbury | under 1% | A | A− | 34 min | $250,000+ |
| New Cassel | under 1% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hicksville, Syosset and New Cassel: 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 Jericho’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 Jericho: questions
What is the median household income in Jericho?
$167,935 (±$31,995) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Jericho?
7.3%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Jericho?
41 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Jericho work?
5% work in town.
Can you get around Jericho without a car?
19% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Jericho, from the people who make the trip.
More of Jericho
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.