Pauline Felix House · Photo: DanTD · CC BY-SA 3.0Household incomes in Long Beach top those of 94% of U.S. towns
The poverty rate is 7.6%, against 14.0% across New York. Jobs and income earn Long Beach A; getting around on foot earns it A+. About one in ten work in Long Beach itself; outside it, New York City draws the most (43%, 15 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Long Beach apart on work
43% of Long Beach works in New York City
6,013 working residents, 43%, have their main job in New York City, 15 miles away. That’s 4 times as many as work in Long Beach itself. The commute map ↓
Long 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 ↓
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.
Where Long Beach’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Long Beach is better than 92% of U.S. towns, #72 of 758 in New York. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 96% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns. It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Long Beach could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Where people from Long Beach work
Where Long Beach clocks in
43% 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.
The daily trip from Long Beach: 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 Long Beach workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 15,881 commuters (the 19% 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 a workday changes Long Beach
On a workday 12,627 residents head out to work, 1,406 work right here, and 4,005 people come in from elsewhere.
About 26,000 people are in Long Beach on a workday afternoon, 25% fewer than live here.
0.39 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 Long Beach: what the 5,411 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Long Beach, 2013 → 2023: 5,364 → 5,411. 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 Long Beach’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Long Beach, by distance
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.
Long Beach is among the most walkable U.S. towns
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Long Beach is among the most walkable U.S. towns, #50 of 758 in New York. Both inputs place Long Beach 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 19,566 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 82% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 58% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 10.9 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 94% 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). 10.6% of Long Beach households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 19% of Long Beach’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 24,000 to 47,000, Long Beach ranks 189th of 1,287 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
| 2 | Southlake TX | 31,175 | $250K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
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| 24 | Eastchester NY | 34,015 | $156K | 4.8% | 2.6% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 48 | Clifton Park NY | 37,775 | $133K | 2.3% | 2.0% | 13% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 67 | Valley Stream NY | 40,379 | $133K | 5.5% | 2.8% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 187 | Lower Makefield Township PA | 34,028 | $175K | 3.3% | 5.0% | 6% | A |
| 188 | Bethany OR | 33,106 | $168K | 4.0% | 4.0% | 3% | A |
| 189 | Long Beach NY | 34,918 | $141K | 7.6% | 3.2% | 10% | A |
| 190 | Maryland Heights MO | 27,559 | $86K | 4.7% | 2.5% | 11% | A |
| 191 | Milton MA | 28,537 | $189K | 4.7% | 4.8% | 8% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,287 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | 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 Long Beach, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
The towns around Long Beach
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Long Beach workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Beach | – | A | A+ | 41 min | $140,739 |
| Lido Beach | under 1% | — | — | 41 min | — |
| Barnum Island | under 1% | — | — | 53 min | — |
| East Atlantic Beach | under 1% | — | — | 53 min | — |
| Lawrence | under 1% | A+ | A+ | 39 min | $170,000 |
Same-state neighbors only. Lido Beach, Barnum Island and East Atlantic Beach: 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 Long 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 Long Beach: questions
What is the median household income in Long Beach?
$140,739 (±$6,758) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Long Beach?
7.6%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Long Beach?
41 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Long Beach work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (43%, 15 mi), Hempstead (24%, 4 mi), North Hempstead (6%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Long Beach walkable?
Long Beach is among the most walkable U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 13.9 out of 20, and 22% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Long Beach without a car?
19% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. 58% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Long Beach, from the people who make the trip.
More of Long 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. 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.