Most of Old Field commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Old Field itself; outside it, Brookhaven draws the most (44%, 12 miles). Old Field has 48 jobs; 411 of its residents have a job. Working residents average 23 minutes each way, 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 the numbers say about work in Old Field
Old Field and Brookhaven trade workers both ways
Brookhaven is the top workplace for Old Field residents (44%) and also where the most people who work in Old Field come from (65% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Old Field is a place people come home to
There are 48 jobs based in Old Field, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Old Field has about 580 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Old Field are quick
The average trip to work takes 23 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 77 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker. Time on the road ↓
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; with 411 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Old Field’s working residents head each day
Where Old Field clocks in
44% of workers
16% of workers
11% 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.
Who commutes out of Old Field, and who commutes in
On a workday 410 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 47 people come in from elsewhere.
About 580 people are in Old Field on a workday afternoon, 38% 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.
Each way, about 23 minutes from Old Field
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Old Field workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 385 commuters (the 20% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Old Field, 2013 → 2023: 44 → 48. 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 Old Field’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Old Field
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.
Old Field and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Old Field workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Field | – | — | — | 23 min | $250,000+ |
| Setauket | under 1% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Stony Brook | under 1% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Setauket and Stony Brook: 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 Old Field’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.
- A ceiling on income. The Census stops at $250,000+, so the true median may be higher.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Old Field: questions
What is the median household income in Old Field?
$250,000+ (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Old Field?
4.7%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Old Field?
23 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Old Field work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Brookhaven (44%, 12 mi), New York City (16%, 47 mi), Islip (11%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Old Field without a car?
5% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Old Field, from the people who make the trip.
More of Old Field
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.