Plainedge has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.5 for each
Working residents average 31 minutes each way, where New York has 33 and the U.S. 26. There are 2,505 jobs in Plainedge; 4,743 of its residents have a job. Only 2% work in Plainedge itself; outside it, New York City draws the most (29%, 25 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Plainedge
Where people from Plainedge work
Where Plainedge clocks in
29% of workers
21% of workers
16% 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 works in Plainedge, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 4,631 residents head out to work, 112 work right here, and 2,393 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,400 people are in Plainedge on a workday afternoon, 26% 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.
What Plainedge’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Plainedge, 2013 → 2023: 2,493 → 2,505. 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 Plainedge’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 31 minutes in Plainedge
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Plainedge workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,814 commuters (the 11% 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.
How far it is to work from Plainedge
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.
16% of Plainedge works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Plainedge workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plainedge | – | — | — | 31 min | $158,214 |
| Levittown | under 1% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Hempstead | 16% | A | A+ | 37 min | $141,243 |
| North Massapequa | under 1% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Bethpage | under 1% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| South Farmingdale | under 1% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Farmingdale | under 1% | A | A+ | 31 min | $122,980 |
Same-state neighbors only. Levittown, North Massapequa, Bethpage and South Farmingdale: 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 Hempstead. Darker towns draw more of Plainedge’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 Plainedge: questions
What is the median household income in Plainedge?
$158,214 (±$17,431) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Plainedge?
5.7%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Plainedge?
31 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Plainedge work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (29%, 25 mi), Oyster Bay (21%, 6 mi), Hempstead (16%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Plainedge without a car?
9% 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 Plainedge, from the people who make the trip.
More of Plainedge
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.