Terryville has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
2,985 jobs are based in Terryville, and 5,953 of its residents work somewhere. Only 5% work in Terryville; the top destination outside it is Brookhaven (34%, 6 miles). Home is the office for 4% of workers, against 15% across New York.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Terryville, in brief
Terryville’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Terryville is New York City, 50 miles away as the crow flies. 17% of working residents (990) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Few Terryville workers work from home
Only 4% of workers work from home, against 15% across New York. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Terryville
65% of Terryville residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 47% of the jobs based in Terryville pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 95% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
How many miles Terryville commutes
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The daily trip from Terryville: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Terryville workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,733 commuters (the 4% 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.
The kinds of work in Terryville
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Terryville, 2014 → 2024: 3,077 → 2,985. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Terryville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Terryville on a workday afternoon
On a workday 5,667 residents head out to work, 286 work right here, and 2,699 people come in from elsewhere.
About 7,800 people are in Terryville on a workday afternoon, 27% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Terryville ends
Where Terryville clocks in
34% of workers
17% of workers
13% 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.
How Terryville compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Terryville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terryville | – | — | — | 31 min | $110,389 |
| Selden | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Coram | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Centereach | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Mount Sinai | under 2% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Port Jefferson Station | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Selden, Coram, Centereach, Mount Sinai and Port Jefferson Station: 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 Terryville’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 2024, 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 Terryville: questions
What is the median household income in Terryville?
$110,389 (±$20,059) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Terryville?
11.0%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Terryville?
31 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Terryville work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Brookhaven (34%, 6 mi), New York City (17%, 50 mi), Islip (13%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Terryville without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Terryville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Terryville
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.