Photo: AITFFan1 · CC BY-SA 4.0Jobs, income and commuting in Kings Park, NY
The trip to work takes 37 minutes on average, next to 33 for New York and 26 for the U.S. Only 6% stay in Kings Park for work; outside it, New York City is the main destination (23%, 39 miles). Employers in Kings Park report 4,681 jobs for 8,142 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Kings Park in brief
Kings Park’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Kings Park is New York City, 39 miles away as the crow flies. 23% of working residents (1,878) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Kings Park has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Kings Park went from 2,929 in 2014 to 4,681 in 2024, +60%. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
How far it is to work from Kings Park
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
68% of the jobs in Kings Park pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kings Park, 2014 → 2024: 2,929 → 4,681. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Kings Park’s own residents hold wherever they work.
In and out of Kings Park on a workday
On a workday 7,617 residents head out to work, 525 work right here, and 4,156 people come in from elsewhere.
About 13,000 people are in Kings Park on a workday afternoon, 21% fewer than live here.
0.57 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 2024, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Kings Park: the destinations
Where Kings Park clocks in
23% of workers
17% of workers
13% 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.
About 37 minutes to work from Kings Park
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Kings Park workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,761 commuters (the 13% 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.
13% of Kings Park works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kings Park workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Park | – | — | — | 37 min | $121,136 |
| Fort Salonga | under 1% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Nissequogue | under 1% | A+ | A− | 32 min | $172,500 |
| Commack | under 1% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Huntington | 13% | A | A | 35 min | $168,029 |
| East Northport | under 1% | — | — | 34 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Fort Salonga, Commack and East Northport: 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 Huntington. Darker towns draw more of Kings Park’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 2024, 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 Kings Park: questions
What is the median household income in Kings Park?
$121,136 (±$16,682) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kings Park?
2.4%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kings Park?
37 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kings Park work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (23%, 39 mi), Smithtown (17%, 4 mi), Huntington (13%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Kings Park without a car?
10% 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 Kings Park, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kings Park
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.