New York City draws about half of Roslyn’s working residents
Measured by household income, Roslyn is ahead of 87% of U.S. towns. Jobs and income earn Roslyn A; getting around on foot earns it A+. For 23% of workers, the job is at home, where New York as a whole has 15%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Roslyn
More than half of Roslyn works in New York City
617 working residents, 50%, have their main job in New York City, 18 miles away. That’s 17 times as many as work in Roslyn itself. The commute map ↓
Roslyn is where the jobs are
Roslyn has 2,678 jobs, 2.2 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 4,500 people are in town, 48% more than the 3,000 who live here. Day and night ↓
The quickest commute around
Roslyn’s 30-minute average trip is shorter than in any town next door, where it runs from 33 to 49 minutes. Next door ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Roslyn
77% of Roslyn residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 57% of the jobs based in Roslyn pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 97% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Home offices are common in Roslyn
23% of Roslyn workers work from home, against 15% across New York. 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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Roslyn
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Roslyn is better than 94% of U.S. towns, #43 of 758 in New York. Job access by car is its strongest input (among the top U.S. towns); the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (8.0%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Roslyn could be anywhere from B− to A+.
Commuting in to Roslyn: where workers come from
Where Roslyn clocks in
50% of workers
8% 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 leaves Roslyn for work, and who comes in
On a workday 1,197 residents head out to work, 40 work right here, and 2,638 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,500 people are in Roslyn on a workday afternoon, 48% more than live here.
2.2 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 2023, primary jobs.
What Roslyn’s employers do
2,678 jobs are based in Roslyn.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Roslyn, 2013 → 2023: 2,998 → 2,678. 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 Roslyn’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Roslyn: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Roslyn workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 993 commuters (the 23% 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 many miles Roslyn commutes
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.
Roslyn is among the most walkable U.S. towns
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Roslyn is among the most walkable U.S. towns, #36 of 758 in New York. Both inputs place Roslyn near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,293 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 27.6 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, among the most of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 19.4% of Roslyn households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 26% of Roslyn’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 4,771 U.S. towns of 2,100 to 4,100, Roslyn comes 238th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 9 | East Williston NY | 2,616 | $215K | 2.3% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 10 | Lloyd Harbor NY | 3,587 | $250K | 2.1% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 46 | Great Neck Estates NY | 3,139 | $238K | 5.7% | 1.7% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 236 | Granger IA | 2,179 | $112K | 3.4% | 2.1% | 2% | A |
| 237 | Stanhope NJ | 3,614 | $139K | 2.9% | 3.6% | 4% | A |
| 238 | Roslyn NY | 3,025 | $116K | 8.0% | 2.1% | 3% | A |
| 239 | Terrace Park OH | 2,357 | $198K | 2.1% | 3.9% | 2% | A |
| 240 | Milton Township MI | 3,187 | $119K | 3.2% | 2.3% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,771 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Roslyn, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
Next door to Roslyn
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Roslyn workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roslyn | – | A | A+ | 30 min | $116,386 |
| Roslyn Harbor | under 1% | A | A+ | 33 min | $250,000+ |
| Flower Hill | under 1% | A | A+ | 44 min | $250,000+ |
| East Hills | under 1% | A+ | A+ | 49 min | $250,000+ |
| Roslyn Estates | under 1% | A | A+ | 43 min | $250,000+ |
| Roslyn Heights | under 1% | — | — | 40 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Roslyn Heights: 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 Roslyn’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 Roslyn: questions
What is the median household income in Roslyn?
$116,386 (±$61,048) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Roslyn?
8.0%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Roslyn?
30 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Roslyn work?
3% work in town.
Is Roslyn walkable?
Roslyn is among the most walkable U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 14.1 out of 20, and 26% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Roslyn without a car?
26% of commuters take transit and 19% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Roslyn, from the people who make the trip.
More of Roslyn
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.