Photo: Infrastorian · CC BY-SA 4.0Households in Lynbrook have higher incomes than those in 93% of U.S. towns
7.5% of residents live below the poverty line, against 14.0% across New York. The two grades for Lynbrook are A for jobs and income and A+ for walkability. Only 6% stay in Lynbrook for work; outside it, New York City is the main destination (45%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Lynbrook, in brief
Nearly half of Lynbrook works in New York City
4,170 working residents, 45%, have their main job in New York City, 14 miles away. That’s 8 times as many as work in Lynbrook itself. The commute map ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Lynbrook than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Lynbrook fell from 11,364 in 2013 to 7,415 in 2023, −35%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. 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.
How Lynbrook earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Lynbrook is better than 86% of U.S. towns, #105 of 758 in New York. Job access by car holds Lynbrook’s grade up (among the top U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (4.5%, 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, Lynbrook could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
Where Lynbrook’s working residents head each day
Where Lynbrook clocks in
45% of workers
31% 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.
What the 7,415 jobs in Lynbrook are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lynbrook, 2013 → 2023: 11,364 → 7,415. 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 Lynbrook’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 8,691 residents head out to work, 594 work right here, and 6,821 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 (0.80 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.
The trip to work from Lynbrook: about 35 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lynbrook workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 8,227 commuters (the 17% 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 Lynbrook 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.
Lynbrook is among the most walkable U.S. towns
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Lynbrook is among the most walkable U.S. towns, #16 of 758 in New York. Both inputs place Lynbrook 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 9,913 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 60% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 39.9 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, among the most 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). 8.7% of Lynbrook households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 14% of Lynbrook’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 1,705 U.S. towns of 15,000 to 28,000, Lynbrook comes 405th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Wolf Trap VA | 15,858 | $250K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 31 | Floral Park NY | 16,105 | $150K | 3.0% | 3.1% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 69 | Garden City NY | 23,043 | $244K | 3.0% | 3.9% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 79 | Victor NY | 16,422 | $116K | 2.8% | 1.6% | 16% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 403 | Cecil Township PA | 15,190 | $105K | 5.0% | 3.5% | 11% | A |
| 404 | North Kingstown RI | 27,885 | $126K | 6.1% | 3.4% | 19% | A |
| 405 | Lynbrook NY | 20,855 | $137K | 7.5% | 4.5% | 6% | A |
| 406 | Herndon VA | 25,506 | $148K | 8.1% | 4.1% | 6% | A |
| 407 | Westborough MA | 22,894 | $142K | 6.3% | 4.3% | 14% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,705 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Lynbrook, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
Lynbrook and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lynbrook workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynbrook | – | A | A+ | 35 min | $136,696 |
| East Rockaway | under 1% | A+ | A+ | 39 min | $124,929 |
| Hewlett | under 1% | — | — | 42 min | — |
| Valley Stream | under 1% | A+ | A+ | 41 min | $133,190 |
| North Lynbrook | under 1% | — | — | 45 min | — |
| Rockville Centre | under 1% | A | A+ | 37 min | $151,938 |
| Malverne | under 1% | A+ | A+ | 33 min | $149,489 |
| Lakeview | under 1% | — | — | 49 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hewlett, North Lynbrook and Lakeview: 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 Lynbrook’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 Lynbrook: questions
What is the median household income in Lynbrook?
$136,696 (±$15,304) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lynbrook?
7.5%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lynbrook?
35 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lynbrook work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (45%, 14 mi), Hempstead (31%, 4 mi), North Hempstead (7%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Lynbrook walkable?
Lynbrook is among the most walkable U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 15.9 out of 20, and 22% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lynbrook without a car?
14% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. 60% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lynbrook, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lynbrook
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.