New York City draws more than half of North Valley Stream’s working residents
The average commute takes 42 minutes each way, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 3,464 jobs are based in North Valley Stream; 8,228 of its residents have a job. Poverty touches 4.0% of residents; New York has 14.0%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: North Valley Stream in brief
More than half of North Valley Stream works in New York City
4,453 working residents, 54%, have their main job in New York City, 12 miles away across the town line. That’s 27 times as many as work in North Valley Stream itself. The commute map ↓
North Valley Stream workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 42 minutes each way, against 33 across New York. Over a year that’s about 322 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Most jobs in North Valley Stream pay over $40,000 a year
72% of the jobs based in North Valley Stream pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
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.
Where people from North Valley Stream work
Where North Valley Stream clocks in
54% of workers
19% 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.
About 42 minutes each way for North Valley Stream’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of North Valley Stream workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 7,524 commuters (the 15% 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.
In North Valley Stream, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in North Valley Stream, 2013 → 2023: 2,862 → 3,464. 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 Valley Stream’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A workday in North Valley Stream: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 8,086 residents head out to work, 142 work right here, and 3,322 people come in from elsewhere.
About 13,000 people are in North Valley Stream on a workday afternoon, 27% fewer than live here.
0.42 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 commute from North Valley Stream, by distance
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.
Bordering towns draw 54% of North Valley Stream’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | North Valley Stream workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Valley Stream | – | — | — | 42 min | $142,733 |
| Valley Stream | under 1% | A+ | A+ | 41 min | $133,190 |
| Elmont | under 1% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Malverne | under 1% | A+ | A+ | 33 min | $149,489 |
| Franklin Square | under 1% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| New York | 54% | B− | A+ | 40 min | $80,483 |
Same-state neighbors only. Elmont and Franklin Square: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to New York. Darker towns draw more of North Valley Stream’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 Valley Stream: questions
What is the median household income in North Valley Stream?
$142,733 (±$12,782) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in North Valley Stream?
4.0%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from North Valley Stream?
42 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in North Valley Stream work?
2% work in town.
Can you get around North Valley Stream without a car?
12% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from North Valley Stream, from the people who make the trip.
More of North Valley Stream
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.