Photo: LINYperson615 · CC BY-SA 4.0Work means New York City for more than half of Searingtown’s working residents
Commuters spend 40 minutes getting to work on average, next to 33 for New York and 26 for the U.S. Only 3% stay in Searingtown for work; outside it, New York City is the main destination (53%, 16 miles). There are 714 jobs in Searingtown, against 2,214 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Searingtown in brief
More than half of Searingtown works in New York City
1,169 working residents, 53%, have their main job in New York City, 16 miles away. That’s 18 times as many as work in Searingtown itself. The commute map ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Searingtown
70% of Searingtown residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 47% of the jobs based in Searingtown pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 97% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Searingtown workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 40 minutes each way, against 33 across New York. Over a year that’s about 307 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Searingtown empties out on a workday
About 3,200 people are in Searingtown on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than the 4,700 who live here: 2,200 head out to work and 660 come in. 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.
The places Searingtown commutes to
Where Searingtown clocks in
53% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Searingtown, 2013 → 2023: 599 → 714. 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 Searingtown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Searingtown: about 40 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Searingtown workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,042 commuters (the 15% 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.
Searingtown by day and by night
On a workday 2,156 residents head out to work, 58 work right here, and 656 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,200 people are in Searingtown on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.
0.32 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Searingtown
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 to Searingtown
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Searingtown workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Searingtown | – | — | — | 40 min | $212,344 |
| North Hills | under 1% | A+ | A | 37 min | $173,315 |
| Albertson | under 1% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Herricks | under 1% | — | — | 40 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Albertson and Herricks: 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 Searingtown’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 Searingtown: questions
What is the median household income in Searingtown?
$212,344 (±$42,930) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Searingtown?
3.0%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Searingtown?
40 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Searingtown work?
3% work in town.
Can you get around Searingtown without a car?
7% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Searingtown, from the people who make the trip.
More of Searingtown
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.