North Lindenhurst at work: jobs, income and the commute
The trip to work takes 33 minutes on average; New York averages 33, the U.S. 26. Working from home is the commute for 5% of workers; New York has 15%. Only 4% work in North Lindenhurst itself; outside it, Babylon draws the most (24%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set North Lindenhurst apart
North Lindenhurst trades workers with the towns around it
North Lindenhurst has about as many jobs (5,507) as working residents (5,803), but they are mostly different people: 5,597 residents leave for work each day while 5,301 people come in. Only 4% of the jobs in North Lindenhurst are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
North Lindenhurst’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside North Lindenhurst is New York City, 29 miles away as the crow flies. 19% of working residents (1,119) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
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 workday shuffle in and out of North Lindenhurst
On a workday 5,597 residents head out to work, 206 work right here, and 5,301 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 (0.95 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
North Lindenhurst’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.
The places North Lindenhurst commutes to
Where North Lindenhurst clocks in
19% of workers
11% 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.
North Lindenhurst works in goods: 34% of its jobs
5,507 jobs are based in North Lindenhurst.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in North Lindenhurst, 2013 → 2023: 6,593 → 5,507. 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 North Lindenhurst’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From North Lindenhurst, about 33 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of North Lindenhurst workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,520 commuters (the 5% 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.
North Lindenhurst and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | North Lindenhurst workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Lindenhurst | – | — | — | 33 min | $123,342 |
| West Babylon | under 1% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| North Amityville | under 1% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Lindenhurst | under 1% | A− | A+ | 32 min | $130,128 |
Same-state neighbors only. West Babylon and North Amityville: 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 Lindenhurst’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 North Lindenhurst: questions
What is the median household income in North Lindenhurst?
$123,342 (±$17,108) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in North Lindenhurst?
6.8%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from North Lindenhurst?
33 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in North Lindenhurst work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Babylon (24%, 6 mi), New York City (19%, 29 mi), Islip (11%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around North Lindenhurst without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from North Lindenhurst, from the people who make the trip.
More of North Lindenhurst
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.