With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Locust Valley works elsewhere
Employers in Locust Valley report 864 jobs; 1,592 of its residents have a job. Only 6% work in Locust Valley itself; outside it, New York City draws the most (32%, 24 miles). For 21% of workers, the job is at home, where New York as a whole has 15%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Locust Valley in brief
The places Locust Valley commutes to
Where Locust Valley clocks in
32% of workers
24% 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 Locust Valley on a workday
On a workday 1,497 residents head out to work, 95 work right here, and 769 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,400 people are in Locust Valley on a workday afternoon, 18% 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.
What Locust Valley’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Locust Valley, 2013 → 2023: 799 → 864. 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 Locust Valley’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 33 minutes to work from Locust Valley
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Locust Valley workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,259 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.
How far Locust Valley goes 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.
The towns around Locust Valley
The biggest share goes to Glen Cove (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Locust Valley workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locust Valley | – | — | — | 33 min | $152,472 |
| Lattingtown | under 1% | A | A− | 47 min | $250,000+ |
| Mill Neck | under 1% | A+ | B+ | 38 min | $196,359 |
| Matinecock | under 1% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Glen Cove | 4% | B+ | A+ | 29 min | $92,064 |
Same-state neighbors only. Matinecock: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Locust Valley’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 Locust Valley: questions
What is the median household income in Locust Valley?
$152,472 (±$30,984) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Locust Valley?
2.5%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Locust Valley?
33 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 Locust Valley work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (32%, 24 mi), Oyster Bay (24%, 7 mi), North Hempstead (12%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Locust Valley without a car?
17% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Locust Valley, from the people who make the trip.
More of Locust Valley
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.