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Jobs & commute in Saddle Rock Estates

New York City draws more than half of Saddle Rock Estates’ working residents

The trip to work takes 26 minutes on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. Hardly any work in Saddle Rock Estates itself; outside it, New York City draws the most (53%, 14 miles). 107 jobs are based in Saddle Rock Estates, against 176 working residents.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

In and out of Saddle Rock Estates on a workday

On a workday 176 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 107 people come in from elsewhere.

176live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
107work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night490
Workday420
490live here− 180head out to work+ 110come in to work= 420on a workday

About 420 people are in Saddle Rock Estates on a workday afternoon, 14% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.61jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.61 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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.

The commute map

Where people from Saddle Rock Estates work

San Francisco: 1 residents work here (1%)Jersey City: 1 residents work here (1%)Saddle RockGreat NeckRyeNew York: 93 residents work here (53%)Teaneck TownshipSouth Orange Village TownshipBabylonHempstead: 6 residents work here (3%)North Hempstead: 43 residents work here (24%)Brookhaven: 2 residents work here (1%)Islip: 2 residents work here (1%)Smithtown: 4 residents work here (2%)Huntington: 4 residents work here (2%)Oyster Bay: 6 residents work here (3%)Saddle Rock EstatesHarbor HillsNew YorkNorth HempsteadHempsteadOyster BaySmithtownHuntingtonSaddle Rock Estates
1
New York City13.7 mi away
53%93
2
North Hempstead3.4 mi away
24%43
3
Hempstead13 mi away
3%6
4
Oyster Bay12.1 mi away
3%6
5
Smithtown30.7 mi away
2%4
6
Huntington20.1 mi away
2%4
7
Brookhaven41.1 mi away
1%2
8
Islip29 mi away
1%2
9
San Francisco, CA2578.4 mi away
1%1
10
Jersey City, NJ17.9 mi away
1%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
8%14
The top trips

Where Saddle Rock Estates clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

Mostly health care, schools and offices in Saddle Rock Estates

Jobs based in Saddle Rock EstatesJobs Saddle Rock Estates residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%6%
Trade, transport & utilities1%13%
Services: health, schools, offices99%81%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less24%7%
$1,251–$3,333 a month35%17%
Over $3,333 a month41%76%

Who does it

29 or younger11%15%
30 to 5437%59%
55 and older51%27%
+143%

Jobs based in Saddle Rock Estates, 2013 → 2023: 44 → 107. 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 Saddle Rock Estates’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Time on the road from Saddle Rock Estates: about 26 minutes

A year of commuting
199 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Saddle Rock Estates26 min
New York33 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
13%

of Saddle Rock Estates workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Saddle Rock Estates gets to work
59%Drive alone
8%Carpool
26%Transit
7%Other

Share of the 146 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.

How far

Where in the region Saddle Rock Estates works

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miNew York City: 53% · 13.7 miNorth Hempstead: 24% · 3.4 miHempstead: 3% · 13 miOyster Bay: 3% · 12.1 miSmithtown: 2% · 30.7 miHuntington: 2% · 20.1 miBrookhaven: 1% · 41.1 miIslip: 1% · 29 miSan Francisco: 1% · 2578.4 miJersey City: 1% · 17.9 miNew York City 53%North Hempstead 24%Hempstead 3%Oyster Bay 3%Smithtown 2%Saddle Rock Estates
Saddle Rock EstatesTop destinations (size = commuters)
42%Under 10 mi74 residents
48%10–24 mi84 residents
5%25–50 mi9 residents
5%Over 50 mi9 residents

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.

Next door

Around Saddle Rock Estates: the bordering towns

Saddle Rock: few work hereHarbor Hills: few work hereGreat Neck: few work hereSaddle RockHarbor HillsGreat NeckSaddle Rock Estates
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Saddle Rock Estates26 min
Saddle Rock38 min
Great Neck39 min
Harbor Hills43 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownSaddle Rock Estates workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Saddle Rock Estates–——26 min$143,646
Saddle Rockunder 1%A+A+38 min$175,625
Harbor Hillsunder 1%——43 min—
Great Neckunder 1%A−A+39 min$137,981

Same-state neighbors only. Harbor Hills: 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 Saddle Rock Estates’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Saddle Rock Estates: questions

What is the median household income in Saddle Rock Estates?

$143,646 (±$65,348) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Saddle Rock Estates?

23.5%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Saddle Rock Estates?

26 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 Saddle Rock Estates work?

0% work in town.

Can you get around Saddle Rock Estates without a car?

26% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Saddle Rock Estates, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Saddle Rock Estates

Saddle Rock Estates home →

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.