Photo: AITFFan1 · CC BY-SA 4.0New Hyde Park’s household incomes are higher than in 94% of U.S. towns
Only 4% work in New Hyde Park; the top destination outside it is New York City (48%, 14 miles). 3.6% of residents live below the poverty line, where New York as a whole has 14.0%. For jobs and income New Hyde Park is better than 93% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is among the most walkable U.S. towns (A+).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from New Hyde Park
New Hyde Park trades workers with the towns around it
New Hyde Park has about as many jobs (4,429) as working residents (4,877), but they are mostly different people: 4,693 residents leave for work each day while 4,245 people come in. Only 4% of the jobs in New Hyde Park are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
New Hyde Park and New York City trade workers both ways
New York City is the top workplace for New Hyde Park residents (48%) and also where the most people who work in New Hyde Park come from (35% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
New Hyde Park workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 38 minutes each way, against 33 across New York. Over a year that’s about 291 hours of commuting, 38 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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Inside New Hyde Park’s Jobs & income grade
Job access by car holds New Hyde Park’s grade up (among the top U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (4.9%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, New Hyde Park could be anywhere from A− to A+.
The daily commute in and out of New Hyde Park
On a workday 4,693 residents head out to work, 184 work right here, and 4,245 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 (0.91 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.
Commuting out of New Hyde Park: the destinations
Where New Hyde Park clocks in
48% 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 daily trip from New Hyde Park: about 38 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of New Hyde Park workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,318 commuters (the 20% 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.
What work there is in New Hyde Park: 4,429 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in New Hyde Park, 2014 → 2024: 4,530 → 4,429. 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 New Hyde Park’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from New Hyde Park
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.
New Hyde Park is among the most walkable U.S. towns
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, New Hyde Park is among the most walkable U.S. towns, #26 of 758 in New York. Both inputs place New Hyde Park 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 5,424 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, 48% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 21.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 98% 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). 11.0% of New Hyde Park households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 15% of New Hyde Park’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 7,000 to 14,000, New Hyde Park ranks 331st of 2,878 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 98 | East Rockaway NY | 10,096 | $125K | 2.6% | 3.2% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 101 | North Castle NY | 12,360 | $208K | 3.8% | 3.1% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 131 | Hastings-on-Hudson NY | 8,440 | $194K | 2.3% | 4.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 329 | Solana Beach CA | 12,602 | $152K | 5.5% | 3.5% | 10% | A |
| 330 | Glen Rock NJ | 12,288 | $215K | 1.3% | 6.0% | 6% | A |
| 331 | New Hyde Park NY | 10,226 | $143K | 3.6% | 4.9% | 4% | A |
| 332 | Chalco NE | 10,595 | $86K | 4.8% | 1.4% | 3% | A |
| 333 | Alpine UT | 10,444 | $169K | 7.4% | 2.0% | 6% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,878 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 6% | 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 New Hyde Park, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
New Hyde Park and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | New Hyde Park workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Hyde Park | – | A | A+ | 38 min | $142,927 |
| Garden City | under 1% | A+ | A+ | 35 min | $244,152 |
| Floral Park | under 1% | A+ | A+ | 33 min | $150,084 |
| North New Hyde Park | under 1% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Stewart Manor | under 1% | A− | A+ | 40 min | $155,000 |
Same-state neighbors only. North New Hyde Park: 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 New Hyde Park’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 New Hyde Park: questions
What is the median household income in New Hyde Park?
$142,927 (±$32,948) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in New Hyde Park?
3.6%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from New Hyde Park?
38 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in New Hyde Park work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (48%, 14 mi), North Hempstead (18%, 5 mi), Hempstead (15%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is New Hyde Park walkable?
New Hyde Park is among the most walkable U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 16.5 out of 20, and 17% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around New Hyde Park without a car?
15% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. 48% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from New Hyde Park, from the people who make the trip.
More of New Hyde Park
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. 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.