Making a living in Nesconset
Employers in Nesconset report 4,281 jobs; 6,407 of its residents have a job. Only 4% stay in Nesconset for work; outside it, New York City is the main destination (21%, 43 miles). A typical one-way commute from Nesconset lasts 35 minutes (New York 33, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Nesconset
Nesconset’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Nesconset is New York City, 43 miles away as the crow flies. 21% of working residents (1,336) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
A lot of Nesconset works one town over
25% of working residents work in a town that borders Nesconset: Islip (15%) and Brookhaven (10%). Next door ↓
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.
Half of Nesconset commutes less than 15 miles
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.
Nesconset by day and by night
On a workday 6,168 residents head out to work, 239 work right here, and 4,042 people come in from elsewhere.
About 12,000 people are in Nesconset on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.
0.67 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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.
The places Nesconset commutes to
Where Nesconset clocks in
21% of workers
17% 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.
The kinds of work in Nesconset
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Nesconset, 2013 → 2023: 4,062 → 4,281. 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 Nesconset’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Nesconset, about 35 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Nesconset workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,107 commuters (the 18% 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.
25% of Nesconset works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Islip (15%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Nesconset workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nesconset | – | — | — | 35 min | $152,500 |
| Lake Ronkonkoma | under 1% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Hauppauge | under 1% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| St. James | under 1% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Islip | 15% | A | A− | 28 min | $130,132 |
| Lake Grove | under 1% | A− | A− | 39 min | $118,311 |
| Brookhaven | 10% | A− | A− | 32 min | $120,110 |
| Village of the Branch | under 1% | A+ | A− | 35 min | $173,958 |
Same-state neighbors only. Lake Ronkonkoma, Hauppauge and St. James: 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 Nesconset’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 Nesconset: questions
What is the median household income in Nesconset?
$152,500 (±$11,690) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Nesconset?
4.6%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Nesconset?
35 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Nesconset work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (21%, 43 mi), Smithtown (17%, 5 mi), Islip (15%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Nesconset without a car?
4% 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 Nesconset, from the people who make the trip.
More of Nesconset
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.