With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Mastic works elsewhere
Only 3% work in Mastic; the top destination outside it is Brookhaven (35%, 7 miles). Mastic has 874 jobs, and 7,358 of its residents work somewhere. For 6% of workers, the job is at home; New York has 15%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Mastic: the gist
Mastic’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Mastic is New York City, 58 miles away as the crow flies. 15% of working residents (1,071) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Mastic is a place people come home to
There are 874 jobs based in Mastic, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Mastic has about 9,200 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Mastic
63% of Mastic residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 39% of the jobs based in Mastic pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 97% leave town for their job. 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 many miles Mastic commutes
About 20% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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.
Who leaves Mastic for work, and who comes in
On a workday 7,163 residents head out to work, 195 work right here, and 679 people come in from elsewhere.
About 9,200 people are in Mastic on a workday afternoon, 41% 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 kinds of work in Mastic
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mastic, 2013 → 2023: 715 → 874. 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 Mastic’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The places Mastic commutes to
Where Mastic clocks in
35% of workers
15% of workers
12% 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.
Time on the road from Mastic: about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mastic workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,812 commuters (the 6% 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.
Mastic and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mastic workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mastic | – | — | — | 33 min | $94,034 |
| Moriches | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Shirley | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Manorville | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Moriches, Shirley and Manorville: 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 Mastic’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 Mastic: questions
What is the median household income in Mastic?
$94,034 (±$17,549) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mastic?
6.6%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mastic?
33 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mastic work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Brookhaven (35%, 7 mi), New York City (15%, 58 mi), Islip (12%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Mastic without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mastic, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mastic
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.