Photo: formulanone · CC BY-SA 2.0Work, pay and getting to work in Lido Beach
21% of workers work from home, against 15% across New York. Only 6% work in Lido Beach; the top destination outside it is New York City (37%, 18 miles). Working residents average 41 minutes each way, next to 33 for New York and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Lido Beach
Lido Beach trades workers with the towns around it
Lido Beach has about as many jobs (1,161) as working residents (1,178), but they are mostly different people: 1,109 residents leave for work each day while 1,092 people come in. Only 6% of the jobs in Lido Beach are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Nearly all the work in Lido Beach is services
96% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 2% are in factories, building or farms. The jobs ↓
37% of Lido Beach works in New York City
435 working residents, 37%, have their main job in New York City, 18 miles away. That’s 6 times as many as work in Lido Beach itself. The commute map ↓
Lido Beach 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 ↓
Lido Beach has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Lido Beach went from 795 in 2013 to 1,161 in 2023, +46%. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
A workday in Lido Beach: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 1,109 residents head out to work, 69 work right here, and 1,092 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.99 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Lido Beach
1,161 jobs are based in Lido Beach.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lido Beach, 2013 → 2023: 795 → 1,161. 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 Lido Beach’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where people from Lido Beach work
Where Lido Beach clocks in
37% of workers
29% 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.
Getting to work from Lido Beach takes about 41 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lido Beach workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 953 commuters (the 21% 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.
The distance from Lido Beach to work
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.
Lido Beach and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lido Beach workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lido Beach | – | — | — | 41 min | $193,625 |
| Point Lookout | under 1% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Long Beach | 6% | A | A+ | 41 min | $140,739 |
Same-state neighbors only. Point Lookout: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Long Beach. Darker towns draw more of Lido Beach’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 Lido Beach: questions
What is the median household income in Lido Beach?
$193,625 (±$55,848) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lido Beach?
10.4%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lido Beach?
41 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lido Beach work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (37%, 18 mi), Hempstead (29%, 3 mi), North Hempstead (7%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lido Beach without a car?
27% 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 Lido Beach, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lido Beach
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.