Photo: Sullynyflhi · Public domainMost of Merrick commutes out: there are 0.6 jobs for every working resident
At home: 24% of workers have no commute at all (New York 15%). 5,957 jobs are based in Merrick for 10,523 working residents. Only 6% stay in Merrick for work; outside it, New York City is the main destination (37%, 20 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Merrick at work: what stands out
The better-paid jobs are outside Merrick
74% of Merrick residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 42% of the jobs based in Merrick pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 94% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Merrick and New York City trade workers both ways
New York City is the top workplace for Merrick residents (37%) and also where the most people who work in Merrick come from (21% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
A lot of Merrick works from home
25% of Merrick workers work from home, against 15% across New York. Time on the road ↓
Merrick workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 39 minutes each way, against 33 across New York. Over a year that’s about 299 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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 Merrick
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Merrick, 2013 → 2023: 6,126 → 5,957. 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 Merrick’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where Merrick’s working residents head each day
Where Merrick clocks in
37% of workers
29% 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 Merrick: about 39 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Merrick workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 8,097 commuters (the 24% 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.
Who commutes out of Merrick, and who commutes in
On a workday 9,906 residents head out to work, 617 work right here, and 5,340 people come in from elsewhere.
About 17,000 people are in Merrick on a workday afternoon, 21% 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.
Merrick’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Work in the towns next to Merrick
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Merrick workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merrick | – | — | — | 39 min | $185,740 |
| Freeport | under 1% | A− | A+ | 36 min | $120,625 |
| Bellmore | under 1% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| North Merrick | under 1% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Roosevelt | under 1% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| North Bellmore | under 1% | — | — | 36 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Bellmore, North Merrick, Roosevelt and North Bellmore: 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 Merrick’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 Merrick: questions
What is the median household income in Merrick?
$185,740 (±$13,200) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Merrick?
2.3%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Merrick?
39 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Merrick work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (37%, 20 mi), Hempstead (29%, 3 mi), North Hempstead (8%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Merrick without a car?
19% 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 Merrick, from the people who make the trip.
More of Merrick
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.