Levittown has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
A typical one-way commute from Levittown lasts 34 minutes (New York 33, U.S. 26). There are 12,401 jobs in Levittown, and 25,777 of its residents work somewhere. Only 6% work in Levittown itself; outside it, New York City draws the most (31%, 23 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Levittown and work: the main findings
Levittown and New York City trade workers both ways
New York City is the top workplace for Levittown residents (31%) and also where the most people who work in Levittown come from (14% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Levittown
69% of Levittown residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 50% of the jobs based in Levittown pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 94% leave town for their job. 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.
Out of Levittown to work: where people go
Where Levittown clocks in
31% of workers
25% 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.
The kinds of work in Levittown
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Levittown, 2013 → 2023: 9,660 → 12,401. 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 Levittown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who leaves Levittown for work, and who comes in
On a workday 24,109 residents head out to work, 1,668 work right here, and 10,733 people come in from elsewhere.
About 39,000 people are in Levittown on a workday afternoon, 26% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
A commute of about 34 minutes in Levittown
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Levittown workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 23,817 commuters (the 11% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Levittown
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.
The towns next door employ 13% of Levittown
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Levittown workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Levittown | – | — | — | 34 min | $146,068 |
| Oyster Bay | 13% | A | A+ | 35 min | $160,126 |
| Bethpage | under 1% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Plainedge | under 1% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Hicksville | under 1% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| North Wantagh | under 1% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| North Massapequa | under 1% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| East Meadow | under 1% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Salisbury | under 1% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Bethpage, Plainedge, Hicksville, North Wantagh, North Massapequa, East Meadow and Salisbury: 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 Oyster Bay. Darker towns draw more of Levittown’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 Levittown: questions
What is the median household income in Levittown?
$146,068 (±$7,312) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Levittown?
4.7%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Levittown?
34 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Levittown work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (31%, 23 mi), Hempstead (25%, 8 mi), Oyster Bay (13%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Levittown without a car?
10% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Levittown, from the people who make the trip.
More of Levittown
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.