Jobs and the daily commute in Northville
A typical one-way commute lasts 18 minutes, where New York has 33 and the U.S. 26. Only 3% stay in Northville for work; outside it, Riverhead is the main destination (25%, 4 miles). Northville has 378 jobs, against 623 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Northville, in brief
Northville’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Northville is New York City, 72 miles away as the crow flies. 18% of working residents (111) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Commutes from Northville are quick
The average trip to work takes 18 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 115 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker. Time on the road ↓
Northville makes and builds things
42% of the jobs based in Northville are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Northville residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 14%. The jobs ↓
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; with 623 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where in the region Northville works
About 29% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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.
Time on the road from Northville: about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Northville workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 782 commuters (the 12% 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.
Northville works in goods: 42% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Northville, 2014 → 2024: 536 → 378. 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 Northville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Northville by day and by night
On a workday 606 residents head out to work, 17 work right here, and 361 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,700 people are in Northville on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.61 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 2024, primary jobs.
Out of Northville to work: where people go
Where Northville clocks in
25% of workers
18% of workers
10% 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.
Northville and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Southold (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Northville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northville | – | — | — | 18 min | $159,018 |
| Southold | 5% | B | A | 27 min | $116,667 |
| Mattituck | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Mattituck: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Northville’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 Northville: questions
What is the median household income in Northville?
$159,018 (±$91,810) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Northville?
13.1%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Northville?
18 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Northville work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Riverhead (25%, 4 mi), New York City (18%, 72 mi), Brookhaven (10%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Northville without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Northville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Northville
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.