Most of North Merrick commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Employers in North Merrick report 1,491 jobs; 6,280 of its residents have a job. Only 3% work in North Merrick; the top destination outside it is New York City (35%, 20 miles). Commuters spend 36 minutes getting to work on average, where New York has 33 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in North Merrick
The better-paid jobs are outside North Merrick
74% of North Merrick residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 48% of the jobs based in North Merrick pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 97% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
North Merrick and New York City trade workers both ways
New York City is the top workplace for North Merrick residents (35%) and also where the most people who work in North Merrick come from (12% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
North Merrick is a place people come home to
There are 1,491 jobs based in North Merrick, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday North Merrick has about 7,600 people in it, 39% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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.
In North Merrick, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in North Merrick, 2013 → 2023: 1,143 → 1,491. 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 Merrick’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where North Merrick’s working residents head each day
Where North Merrick clocks in
35% of workers
30% 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 flow of workers through North Merrick
On a workday 6,063 residents head out to work, 217 work right here, and 1,274 people come in from elsewhere.
About 7,600 people are in North Merrick on a workday afternoon, 39% 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 2023, primary jobs.
Getting to work from North Merrick takes about 36 minutes
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 Merrick workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,109 commuters (the 14% 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 Merrick
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.
Next door to North Merrick
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | North Merrick workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Merrick | – | — | — | 36 min | $161,554 |
| Merrick | under 1% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| North Bellmore | under 1% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Roosevelt | under 1% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| East Meadow | under 1% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Uniondale | under 1% | — | — | 33 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Merrick, North Bellmore, Roosevelt, East Meadow and Uniondale: 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 Merrick’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 Merrick: questions
What is the median household income in North Merrick?
$161,554 (±$17,578) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in North Merrick?
3.7%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from North Merrick?
36 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in North Merrick work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (35%, 20 mi), Hempstead (30%, 5 mi), North Hempstead (9%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around North Merrick without a car?
12% 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 North Merrick, from the people who make the trip.
More of North Merrick
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.