Photo: Cinquin, Rene; Metropolitan Aero-View Co. · Public domainHouseholds in Lindenhurst have higher incomes than those in 91% of U.S. towns
For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 4.1 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 79.0 in New York City. Poverty touches 5.7% of residents, next to 14.0% for New York as a whole. Jobs and income earn Lindenhurst A−; getting around on foot earns it A+.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Lindenhurst apart on work
Lindenhurst and Babylon trade workers both ways
Babylon is the top workplace for Lindenhurst residents (23%) and also where the most people who work in Lindenhurst come from (41% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Lindenhurst empties out on a workday
About 19,000 people are in Lindenhurst on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than the 27,000 who live here: 12,000 head out to work and 4,400 come in. Day and night ↓
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.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Lindenhurst
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Lindenhurst is better than 82% of U.S. towns, #138 of 758 in New York. Job access by car holds Lindenhurst’s grade up (ahead of 97% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (6.3%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Lindenhurst could be anywhere from B+ to A.
23% of working residents work in Babylon
Where Lindenhurst clocks in
21% of workers
11% 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.
How many people are in Lindenhurst by day
On a workday 12,461 residents head out to work, 1,019 work right here, and 4,355 people come in from elsewhere.
About 19,000 people are in Lindenhurst on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than live here.
0.40 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.
Jobs in Lindenhurst: what the 5,374 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lindenhurst, 2013 → 2023: 4,767 → 5,374. 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 Lindenhurst’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Lindenhurst takes about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lindenhurst workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 12,388 commuters (the 10% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Lindenhurst
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.
Lindenhurst is easy on foot, hard by bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Lindenhurst is more walkable than 95% of U.S. towns, #108 of 758 in New York. Both inputs place Lindenhurst near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 13,815 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 70% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 4.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 81% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 4.2% of Lindenhurst households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 7% of Lindenhurst’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Lindenhurst is 473rd among 1,509 U.S. towns of 19,000 to 37,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mountain Brook AL | 21,661 | $201K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Lake Forest IL | 19,731 | $235K | 3.5% | 1.8% | 12% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 29 | Eastchester NY | 34,015 | $156K | 4.8% | 2.6% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 54 | Garden City NY | 23,043 | $244K | 3.0% | 3.9% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 92 | Mineola NY | 21,376 | $138K | 5.3% | 3.2% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 471 | Roselle IL | 22,756 | $111K | 4.1% | 6.8% | 5% | A− |
| 472 | North Liberty IA | 21,976 | $102K | 6.1% | 3.3% | 9% | A− |
| 473 | Lindenhurst NY | 27,258 | $130K | 5.7% | 6.3% | 8% | A− |
| 474 | Dracut MA | 32,783 | $114K | 7.8% | 4.0% | 8% | A− |
| 475 | Pleasant Prairie WI | 21,798 | $104K | 7.1% | 3.6% | 14% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,509 | Nogales AZ | 19,495 | $43K | 28.0% | 15.7% | 37% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Lindenhurst, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
Around Lindenhurst: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lindenhurst workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindenhurst | – | A− | A+ | 32 min | $130,128 |
| West Babylon | under 1% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Copiague | under 1% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| North Lindenhurst | under 1% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| North Amityville | under 1% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. West Babylon, Copiague, North Lindenhurst and North Amityville: 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 Lindenhurst’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 Lindenhurst: questions
What is the median household income in Lindenhurst?
$130,128 (±$8,489) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lindenhurst?
5.7%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lindenhurst?
32 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lindenhurst work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Babylon (23%, 4 mi), New York City (21%, 30 mi), Islip (11%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Lindenhurst walkable?
Lindenhurst is more walkable than 95% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 12.8 out of 20, and 9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lindenhurst without a car?
7% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lindenhurst, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lindenhurst
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.