Photo: AITFFan1 · CC BY-SA 4.0With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Roosevelt works elsewhere
Working residents average 38 minutes each way (New York 33, U.S. 26). 2,197 jobs are based in Roosevelt for 7,422 working residents. Only 4% work in Roosevelt itself; outside it, Hempstead draws the most (35%, 3 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Roosevelt at work: what stands out
Short distances, slow trips
Half of Roosevelt’s working residents have a job less than 9 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 38 minutes, longer than the New York average of 33. Time on the road ↓
Roosevelt and New York City trade workers both ways
New York City is the top workplace for Roosevelt residents (30%) and also where the most people who work in Roosevelt come from (12% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Roosevelt is a place people come home to
There are 2,197 jobs based in Roosevelt, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Roosevelt has about 14,000 people in it, 28% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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.
About 38 minutes each way, longer than most of New York
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Roosevelt workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 8,483 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 places Roosevelt commutes to
Where Roosevelt clocks in
35% of workers
30% of workers
9% 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.
Roosevelt by day and by night
On a workday 7,116 residents head out to work, 306 work right here, and 1,891 people come in from elsewhere.
About 14,000 people are in Roosevelt on a workday afternoon, 28% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Roosevelt
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Roosevelt, 2013 → 2023: 2,106 → 2,197. 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 Roosevelt’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Roosevelt
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.
Work in the towns next to Roosevelt
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Roosevelt workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roosevelt | – | — | — | 38 min | $135,069 |
| Freeport | under 1% | A− | A+ | 36 min | $120,625 |
| Uniondale | under 1% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Baldwin | under 1% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| North Merrick | under 1% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Merrick | under 1% | — | — | 39 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Uniondale, Baldwin, North Merrick and Merrick: 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 Roosevelt’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 Roosevelt: questions
What is the median household income in Roosevelt?
$135,069 (±$20,739) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Roosevelt?
3.8%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Roosevelt?
38 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 Roosevelt work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hempstead (35%, 3 mi), New York City (30%, 19 mi), Oyster Bay (9%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Roosevelt without a car?
15% 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 Roosevelt, from the people who make the trip.
More of Roosevelt
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.