Photo: dans362 · CC BY 3.0There are 2.6 jobs in Ocean Beach for every working resident, and 143 people commute in
0% of workers have no commute at all, against 15% across New York. Employers in Ocean Beach report 143 jobs, and 55 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Ocean Beach for work; outside it, New York City is the main destination (29%, 41 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Ocean Beach: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 55 residents head out to work and none work right here.
About 260 people are in Ocean Beach on a workday afternoon, 50% more than live here.
2.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Where the people who work in Ocean Beach live
Where Ocean Beach clocks in
29% of workers
20% 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.
73% of the jobs in Ocean Beach pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ocean Beach, 2013 → 2023: 82 → 143. 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 Ocean Beach’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Ocean Beach
of Ocean Beach workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 7 commuters (the 0% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Ocean Beach
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.
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 Ocean Beach: questions
What is the poverty rate in Ocean Beach?
0.0%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Ocean Beach work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (29%, 41 mi), Islip (20%, 5 mi), Babylon (13%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ocean Beach without a car?
0% 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 Ocean Beach, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ocean Beach
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.