Syosset draws 14,636 commuters a day, with 1.8 jobs for every working resident
Working from home is the commute for 25% of workers (New York 15%). There are 15,254 jobs in Syosset; 8,264 of its residents have a job. Only 7% work in Syosset itself; outside it, New York City draws the most (39%, 25 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Syosset in brief
Syosset is where the jobs are
Syosset has 15,254 jobs, 1.9 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Syosset and New York City trade workers both ways
New York City is the top workplace for Syosset residents (39%) and also where the most people who work in Syosset come from (19% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Syosset workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 41 minutes each way, against 33 across New York. Over a year that’s about 314 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
A lot of Syosset works from home
25% of Syosset workers work from home, against 15% across New York. Time on the road ↓
The biggest group of Syosset’s workers comes from New York City
2,860 of the people who work in Syosset live in New York City, 25 miles away, more than from any other town. The commute map ↓
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.
A workday in Syosset: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 7,646 residents head out to work and 618 work right here.
About 25,000 people are in Syosset on a workday afternoon, 38% more 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.
Where Syosset’s workers come from
Where Syosset clocks in
39% of workers
19% of workers
10% 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.
The trip to work from Syosset: about 41 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Syosset workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,318 commuters (the 25% 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.
72% of the jobs in Syosset pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Syosset, 2013 → 2023: 13,854 → 15,254. 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 Syosset’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Syosset’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Syosset and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Syosset workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syosset | – | — | — | 41 min | $187,273 |
| Muttontown | under 1% | A | A | 34 min | $250,000+ |
| Oyster Bay Cove | under 1% | A | A− | 42 min | $250,000+ |
| Woodbury | under 1% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Jericho | under 1% | — | — | 41 min | — |
| Hicksville | under 1% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Laurel Hollow | under 1% | A+ | B+ | 45 min | $250,000+ |
| Plainview | under 1% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| East Norwich | under 1% | — | — | 36 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Woodbury, Jericho, Hicksville, Plainview and East Norwich: 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 Syosset’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 Syosset: questions
What is the median household income in Syosset?
$187,273 (±$18,592) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Syosset?
4.2%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Syosset?
41 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 25% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Syosset work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (39%, 25 mi), Oyster Bay (19%, 1 mi), Hempstead (10%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Syosset without a car?
20% 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 Syosset, from the people who make the trip.
More of Syosset
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.