North Bellmore has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
North Bellmore has 3,260 jobs; 10,573 of its residents have a job. Only 4% work in North Bellmore; the top destination outside it is New York City (36%, 21 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 36 minutes, next to 33 for New York and 26 for the U.S.
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 North Bellmore
The better-paid jobs are outside North Bellmore
73% of North Bellmore residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 44% of the jobs based in North Bellmore pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 96% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
36% of North Bellmore works in New York City
3,779 working residents, 36%, have their main job in New York City, 21 miles away. That’s 9 times as many as work in North Bellmore itself. The commute map ↓
North Bellmore empties out on a workday
About 13,000 people are in North Bellmore on a workday afternoon, 35% fewer than the 21,000 who live here: 10,000 head out to work and 2,800 come in. Day and night ↓
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.
What North Bellmore’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in North Bellmore, 2014 → 2024: 3,038 → 3,260. 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 North Bellmore’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where people from North Bellmore work
Where North Bellmore clocks in
36% 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.
The workday shuffle in and out of North Bellmore
On a workday 10,153 residents head out to work, 420 work right here, and 2,840 people come in from elsewhere.
About 13,000 people are in North Bellmore on a workday afternoon, 35% 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 2024, primary jobs.
About 36 minutes to work from North Bellmore
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of North Bellmore workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 8,633 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 it is to work from North Bellmore
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.
Next door to North Bellmore
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | North Bellmore workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Bellmore | – | — | — | 36 min | $181,662 |
| North Merrick | under 1% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| East Meadow | under 1% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Bellmore | under 1% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| North Wantagh | under 1% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Wantagh | under 1% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Merrick | under 1% | — | — | 39 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. North Merrick, East Meadow, Bellmore, North Wantagh, Wantagh and Merrick: 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 North Bellmore’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 North Bellmore: questions
What is the median household income in North Bellmore?
$181,662 (±$11,019) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in North Bellmore?
1.2%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from North Bellmore?
36 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 North Bellmore work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (36%, 21 mi), Hempstead (29%, 5 mi), North Hempstead (8%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around North Bellmore 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 North Bellmore, from the people who make the trip.
More of North Bellmore
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.