Photo: CaptJayRuffins · CC BY-SA 4.0Work and commuting in Oceanside
Employers in Oceanside report 10,959 jobs; 15,641 of its residents have a job. About one in ten work in Oceanside itself; outside it, New York City draws the most (39%, 16 miles). Working residents average 36 minutes each way; New York averages 33, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Oceanside
Commuting out of Oceanside: the destinations
Where Oceanside clocks in
39% of workers
35% 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 workday shuffle in and out of Oceanside
On a workday 14,052 residents head out to work, 1,589 work right here, and 9,370 people come in from elsewhere.
About 27,000 people are in Oceanside on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.
0.70 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 Oceanside
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Oceanside, 2013 → 2023: 12,802 → 10,959. 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 Oceanside’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 36 minutes from Oceanside
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Oceanside workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 13,568 commuters (the 16% 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.
Where in the region Oceanside works
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.
The towns around Oceanside
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Oceanside workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oceanside | – | — | — | 36 min | $149,560 |
| Baldwin | under 1% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Rockville Centre | under 1% | A | A+ | 37 min | $151,938 |
| Bay Park | under 1% | — | — | 47 min | — |
| East Rockaway | under 1% | A+ | A+ | 39 min | $124,929 |
| Barnum Island | under 1% | — | — | 53 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Baldwin, Bay Park and Barnum Island: 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 Oceanside’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 Oceanside: questions
What is the median household income in Oceanside?
$149,560 (±$11,172) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Oceanside?
2.9%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Oceanside?
36 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Oceanside work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (39%, 16 mi), Hempstead (35%, 2 mi), North Hempstead (6%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Oceanside without a car?
15% 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 Oceanside, from the people who make the trip.
More of Oceanside
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.