Photo: AITFFan1 · CC BY-SA 4.0Households in Mineola earn more than those in 93% of U.S. towns
5.3% of residents are in poverty, against 14.0% across New York. Jobs and income earn Mineola A+; getting around on foot earns it A+. About one in ten stay in Mineola for work; outside it, New York City is the main destination (39%, 17 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Mineola stands out on work
Mineola and New York City trade workers both ways
New York City is the top workplace for Mineola residents (39%) and also where the most people who work in Mineola come from (29% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Mineola is where the jobs are
Mineola has 18,458 jobs, 1.9 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 30,000 people are in town, 41% more than the 21,000 who live here. Day and night ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Mineola than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Mineola fell from 31,161 in 2013 to 18,458 in 2023, −41%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Most jobs in Mineola pay over $40,000 a year
78% of the jobs based in Mineola pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
The biggest group of Mineola’s workers comes from New York City
5,275 of the people who work in Mineola live in New York City, 17 miles away, more than from any other town. 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.
Where Mineola’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Mineola is better than 96% of U.S. towns, #31 of 758 in New York. Job access by car is its strongest input (among the top U.S. towns); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.2%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Mineola could be anywhere from A to A+.
Who travels to work in Mineola, and from where
Where Mineola clocks in
39% of workers
15% 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.
Mineola by day and by night
On a workday 8,806 residents head out to work, 878 work right here, and 17,580 people come in from elsewhere.
About 30,000 people are in Mineola on a workday afternoon, 41% more than live here.
1.9 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.
In Mineola, services account for most jobs
18,458 jobs are based in Mineola.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mineola, 2013 → 2023: 31,161 → 18,458. 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 Mineola’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Mineola: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mineola workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 9,994 commuters (the 19% 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 Mineola’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.
Mineola is among the most walkable U.S. towns
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Mineola is among the most walkable U.S. towns, #13 of 758 in New York. Both inputs place Mineola near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 12,271 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 73% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 51.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, among the most of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 7.0% of Mineola households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 17% of Mineola’s commuters take a bus or train.
Mineola is 124th of 1,787 U.S. towns of 15,000 to 29,000 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Wolf Trap VA | 15,858 | $250K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 32 | Floral Park NY | 16,105 | $150K | 3.0% | 3.1% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 71 | Garden City NY | 23,043 | $244K | 3.0% | 3.9% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 81 | Victor NY | 16,422 | $116K | 2.8% | 1.6% | 16% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 122 | McNair VA | 22,655 | $123K | 6.1% | 2.3% | 8% | A+ |
| 123 | Wilmette IL | 27,459 | $191K | 3.2% | 4.2% | 7% | A+ |
| 124 | Mineola NY | 21,376 | $138K | 5.3% | 3.2% | 9% | A+ |
| 125 | Springboro OH | 19,606 | $120K | 2.8% | 2.6% | 8% | A+ |
| 126 | Murphy TX | 20,985 | $176K | 3.0% | 4.2% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,787 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Mineola, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
Around Mineola: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mineola workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mineola | – | A+ | A+ | 32 min | $137,739 |
| Williston Park | under 1% | A | A+ | 39 min | $156,382 |
| Carle Place | under 1% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| East Williston | under 1% | A+ | A+ | 38 min | $214,750 |
| Garden City Park | under 1% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Garden City | under 1% | A+ | A+ | 35 min | $244,152 |
| Roslyn Heights | under 1% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Westbury | under 1% | A+ | A+ | 29 min | $145,185 |
| Old Westbury | under 1% | A | A− | 34 min | $250,000+ |
Same-state neighbors only. Carle Place, Garden City Park and Roslyn Heights: 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 Mineola’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 Mineola: questions
What is the median household income in Mineola?
$137,739 (±$10,987) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mineola?
5.3%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mineola?
32 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mineola work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (39%, 17 mi), North Hempstead (24%, 4 mi), Hempstead (15%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Mineola walkable?
Mineola is among the most walkable U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 17.0 out of 20, and 21% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Mineola without a car?
17% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. 73% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mineola, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mineola
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.