Photo: Sullynyflhi · Public domainSeaford has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
Only 6% work in Seaford; the top destination outside it is New York City (33%, 23 miles). 3,165 jobs are based in Seaford, and 7,832 of its residents work somewhere. A typical one-way commute from Seaford lasts 38 minutes (New York 33, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Seaford
One in three of Seaford works in New York City
2,556 working residents, 33%, have their main job in New York City, 23 miles away. That’s 6 times as many as work in Seaford itself. The commute map ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Seaford
72% of Seaford residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 51% of the jobs based in Seaford pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 94% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Seaford workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 38 minutes each way, against 33 across New York. Over a year that’s about 291 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. 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.
Where people from Seaford work
Where Seaford clocks in
33% of workers
27% of workers
12% 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.
What Seaford’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Seaford, 2013 → 2023: 2,862 → 3,165. 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 Seaford’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Seaford: about 38 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Seaford workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 7,120 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.
Who leaves Seaford for work, and who comes in
On a workday 7,388 residents head out to work, 444 work right here, and 2,721 people come in from elsewhere.
About 11,000 people are in Seaford on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
The commute from Seaford, by distance
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 is work for 12% of Seaford
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Seaford workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seaford | – | — | — | 38 min | $172,557 |
| Massapequa | under 1% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Oyster Bay | 12% | A | A+ | 35 min | $160,126 |
| Wantagh | under 1% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| North Wantagh | under 1% | — | — | 36 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Massapequa, Wantagh and North Wantagh: 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 Oyster Bay. Darker towns draw more of Seaford’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 Seaford: questions
What is the median household income in Seaford?
$172,557 (±$19,177) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Seaford?
3.6%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Seaford?
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 Seaford work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (33%, 23 mi), Hempstead (27%, 6 mi), Oyster Bay (12%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Seaford without a car?
17% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Seaford, from the people who make the trip.
More of Seaford
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.