Photo: User:DanTD · CC BY-SA 4.0Jobs and earnings in Ronkonkoma, and the trip to work
Working residents average 32 minutes each way (New York 33, U.S. 26). Only 4% stay in Ronkonkoma for work; outside it, Islip is the main destination (26%, 7 miles). 8% of workers work from home, next to 15% for New York as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Ronkonkoma apart on work
Ronkonkoma’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Ronkonkoma is New York City, 44 miles away as the crow flies. 19% of working residents (1,850) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Ronkonkoma is where the jobs are
Ronkonkoma has 14,717 jobs, 1.5 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Where in the region Ronkonkoma works
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Ronkonkoma on a workday afternoon
On a workday 9,357 residents head out to work, 419 work right here, and 14,298 people come in from elsewhere.
About 24,000 people are in Ronkonkoma on a workday afternoon, 26% more than live here.
1.5 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where Ronkonkoma’s workers come from
Where Ronkonkoma clocks in
26% of workers
19% of workers
15% 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.
Making and building: 28% of jobs based in Ronkonkoma
14,717 jobs are based in Ronkonkoma.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ronkonkoma, 2014 → 2024: 15,455 → 14,717. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Ronkonkoma’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Ronkonkoma: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ronkonkoma workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 8,831 commuters (the 8% 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.
Work next door: 24% of Ronkonkoma’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ronkonkoma workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronkonkoma | – | — | — | 32 min | $121,673 |
| Lake Ronkonkoma | under 1% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Islandia | under 1% | A− | A− | 30 min | $116,313 |
| Brookhaven | 15% | A− | A− | 32 min | $120,110 |
| Bohemia | under 1% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Smithtown | 9% | A | A− | 32 min | $152,636 |
| Holbrook | under 1% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Hauppauge | under 1% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Central Islip | under 1% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lake Ronkonkoma, Bohemia, Holbrook, Hauppauge and Central Islip: 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 Brookhaven. Darker towns draw more of Ronkonkoma’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 2024, 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 Ronkonkoma: questions
What is the median household income in Ronkonkoma?
$121,673 (±$8,489) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ronkonkoma?
3.3%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ronkonkoma?
32 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ronkonkoma work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Islip (26%, 7 mi), New York City (19%, 44 mi), Brookhaven (15%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Ronkonkoma without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ronkonkoma, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ronkonkoma
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.