Photo: AITFFan1 · CC BY-SA 4.0Work and commuting in Matinecock
28% of workers have no commute at all, next to 15% for New York as a whole. Only 4% work in Matinecock; the top destination outside it is New York City (38%, 23 miles). Working residents average 34 minutes each way; New York averages 33, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Matinecock
38% of Matinecock works in New York City
114 working residents, 38%, have their main job in New York City, 23 miles away. That’s 10 times as many as work in Matinecock itself. The commute map ↓
Most jobs in Matinecock pay over $40,000 a year
77% of the jobs based in Matinecock pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
Home offices are common in Matinecock
28% of Matinecock workers work from home, against 15% across New York. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 304 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The places Matinecock commutes to
Where Matinecock clocks in
38% 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.
Most jobs in Matinecock are in services
322 jobs are based in Matinecock.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Matinecock, 2014 → 2024: 210 → 322. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Matinecock’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 34 minutes to work from Matinecock
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Matinecock workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 293 commuters (the 27% 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 many people are in Matinecock by day
On a workday 292 residents head out to work, 12 work right here, and 310 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 (1.06 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
The commute from Matinecock, by distance
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Matinecock and its neighbors: 27% work next door
The biggest share goes to Oyster Bay (24%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Matinecock workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matinecock | – | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Upper Brookville | under 1% | A | A− | 39 min | $250,000+ |
| Locust Valley | under 1% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Mill Neck | under 1% | A+ | B+ | 38 min | $196,359 |
| Glen Cove | 3% | B+ | A+ | 29 min | $92,064 |
| Oyster Bay | 24% | A | A+ | 35 min | $160,126 |
| Old Brookville | under 1% | A+ | A− | 40 min | $250,000+ |
Same-state neighbors only. Locust Valley: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Matinecock’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 2024, 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 Matinecock: questions
What is the poverty rate in Matinecock?
10.0%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Matinecock?
34 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 28% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Matinecock work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (38%, 23 mi), Oyster Bay (24%, 6 mi), North Hempstead (11%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Matinecock without a car?
10% 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 Matinecock, from the people who make the trip.
More of Matinecock
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.