Photo: DanTD · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Massapequa commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
Only 5% work in Massapequa; the top destination outside it is New York City (28%, 24 miles). Massapequa has 4,955 jobs, and 10,993 of its residents work somewhere. A typical one-way commute from Massapequa lasts 37 minutes (New York 33, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Massapequa: the gist
The better-paid jobs are outside Massapequa
73% of Massapequa residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 47% of the jobs based in Massapequa pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 95% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
28% of Massapequa works in New York City
3,101 working residents, 28%, have their main job in New York City, 25 miles away. That’s 6 times as many as work in Massapequa itself. The commute map ↓
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.
The kinds of work in Massapequa
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Massapequa, 2013 → 2023: 4,697 → 4,955. 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 Massapequa’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where Massapequa’s working residents head each day
Where Massapequa clocks in
28% of workers
19% of workers
19% 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.
Who leaves Massapequa for work, and who comes in
On a workday 10,489 residents head out to work, 504 work right here, and 4,451 people come in from elsewhere.
About 15,000 people are in Massapequa on a workday afternoon, 28% 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.
The trip to work from Massapequa: about 37 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Massapequa workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 9,286 commuters (the 16% 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.
Where in the region Massapequa works
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.
19% of Massapequa works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Massapequa workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massapequa | – | — | — | 37 min | $181,846 |
| Hempstead | 19% | A | A+ | 37 min | $141,243 |
| Seaford | under 1% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Massapequa Park | under 1% | A | A+ | 36 min | $171,953 |
| North Massapequa | under 1% | — | — | 34 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Seaford and North Massapequa: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Hempstead. Darker towns draw more of Massapequa’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 Massapequa: questions
What is the median household income in Massapequa?
$181,846 (±$9,595) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Massapequa?
2.4%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Massapequa?
37 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Massapequa work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (28%, 24 mi), Oyster Bay (19%, 9 mi), Hempstead (19%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Massapequa without a car?
11% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Massapequa, from the people who make the trip.
More of Massapequa
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.