For more than half of its working residents, Manhasset is a commute to New York City
The average commute takes 34 minutes each way, where New York has 33 and the U.S. 26. About one in ten work in Manhasset itself; outside it, New York City draws the most (52%, 15 miles). 22% of workers work from 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
Where Manhasset stands out on work
Manhasset fills up on a workday
Manhasset has 45,120 jobs, 12.6 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 49,000 people are in town, 6 times the 7,700 who live here. Day and night ↓
More than half of Manhasset works in New York City
1,840 working residents, 52%, have their main job in New York City, 15 miles away. That’s 6 times as many as work in Manhasset itself. The commute map ↓
Nearly all jobs in Manhasset pay over $40,000 a year
87% of the jobs based in Manhasset pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
Nearly all the work in Manhasset is services
96% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 0% are in factories, building or farms. The jobs ↓
Manhasset has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Manhasset went from 29,076 in 2013 to 45,120 in 2023, +55%. 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.
Manhasset on a workday afternoon
On a workday 3,242 residents head out to work, 328 work right here, and 44,792 people come in from elsewhere.
About 49,000 people are in Manhasset on a workday afternoon, 538% more than live here.
12.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
The towns that send workers to Manhasset
Where Manhasset clocks in
52% of workers
8% 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.
Most jobs in Manhasset are in services
45,120 jobs are based in Manhasset.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Manhasset, 2013 → 2023: 29,076 → 45,120. 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 Manhasset’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 34 minutes each way, about the NY average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Manhasset workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,965 commuters (the 22% 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 Manhasset’s workers travel
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.
How Manhasset compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Manhasset workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manhasset | – | — | — | 34 min | $165,932 |
| North Hills | under 1% | A+ | A | 37 min | $173,315 |
| Lake Success | under 1% | A+ | A+ | 33 min | $244,079 |
| Plandome Heights | under 1% | A+ | A+ | 44 min | $250,000+ |
| Munsey Park | under 1% | A | A+ | 43 min | $250,000+ |
| Thomaston | under 1% | A | A+ | 40 min | $157,917 |
| Plandome | under 1% | A+ | A+ | 45 min | $250,000+ |
| Kensington | under 1% | A | A+ | 42 min | $220,625 |
| Flower Hill | under 1% | A | A+ | 44 min | $250,000+ |
| Roslyn Estates | under 1% | A | A+ | 43 min | $250,000+ |
| Great Neck | under 1% | A− | A+ | 39 min | $137,981 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Manhasset’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 Manhasset: questions
What is the median household income in Manhasset?
$165,932 (±$34,070) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Manhasset?
4.9%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Manhasset?
34 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Manhasset work?
9% work in town.
Can you get around Manhasset without a car?
24% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Manhasset, from the people who make the trip.
More of Manhasset
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.