Photo: Sullynyflhi · Public domainMost of Point Lookout commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
At 33 minutes each way, commutes from Point Lookout run about the New York average. There are 345 jobs in Point Lookout for 649 working residents. Only 2% work in Point Lookout itself; outside it, New York City draws the most (43%, 20 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Point Lookout
Where Point Lookout’s working residents head each day
Where Point Lookout clocks in
43% of workers
25% of workers
6% 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 Point Lookout, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 636 residents head out to work, 13 work right here, and 332 people come in from elsewhere.
About 640 people are in Point Lookout on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Point Lookout, 2013 → 2023: 194 → 345. 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 Point Lookout’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Point Lookout takes about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Point Lookout workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 372 commuters (the 13% 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.
The distance from Point Lookout to work
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.
Point Lookout and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Point Lookout workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Point Lookout | – | — | — | 33 min | $81,635 |
| Lido Beach | under 1% | — | — | 41 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lido Beach: 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 Point Lookout’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 Point Lookout: questions
What is the median household income in Point Lookout?
$81,635 (±$56,344) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Point Lookout?
9.3%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Point Lookout?
33 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Point Lookout work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (43%, 20 mi), Hempstead (25%, 3 mi), Long Beach (6%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Point Lookout without a car?
5% of commuters take transit and 22% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Point Lookout, from the people who make the trip.
More of Point Lookout
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.