Photo: AITFFan1 · CC BY-SA 4.0About two in five of North Lynbrook’s working residents commute to New York City
The trip to work takes 45 minutes on average (New York 33, U.S. 26). Hardly any stay in North Lynbrook for work; outside it, New York City is the main destination (44%, 14 miles). There are 211 jobs in North Lynbrook; 327 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in North Lynbrook, in a few figures
North Lynbrook workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 45 minutes each way, against 33 across New York. Over a year that’s about 345 hours of commuting, 92 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 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 327 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where North Lynbrook’s working residents head each day
Where North Lynbrook clocks in
44% of workers
28% 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 Lynbrook’s commute takes about 45 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 14.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of North Lynbrook workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 306 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.
The daily flow of workers through North Lynbrook
On a workday 326 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 210 people come in from elsewhere.
About 810 people are in North Lynbrook on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.65 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 kinds of work in North Lynbrook
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in North Lynbrook, 2013 → 2023: 274 → 211. 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 Lynbrook’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far North Lynbrook goes to work
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.
Work in the towns next to North Lynbrook
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | North Lynbrook workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Lynbrook | – | — | — | 45 min | $143,636 |
| Malverne | under 1% | A+ | A+ | 33 min | $149,489 |
| Lynbrook | under 1% | A | A+ | 35 min | $136,696 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of North Lynbrook’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 Lynbrook: questions
What is the median household income in North Lynbrook?
$143,636 (±$52,021) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in North Lynbrook?
0.9%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from North Lynbrook?
45 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 North Lynbrook work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (44%, 14 mi), Hempstead (28%, 4 mi), North Hempstead (9%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around North Lynbrook without a car?
13% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from North Lynbrook, from the people who make the trip.
More of North Lynbrook
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.