Photo: AITFFan1 · CC BY-SA 4.0Uniondale has 2.6 jobs for every working resident: 36,096 people commute in to work
About one in ten stay in Uniondale for work; outside it, New York City is the main destination (33%, 18 miles). 37,291 jobs are based in Uniondale for 14,446 working residents. At home: 9% of workers have no commute at all (New York 15%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Uniondale, in brief
Uniondale is where the jobs are
Uniondale has 37,291 jobs, 2.6 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 56,000 people are in town, 69% more than the 33,000 who live here. Day and night ↓
Uniondale and New York City trade workers both ways
New York City is the top workplace for Uniondale residents (33%) and also where the most people who work in Uniondale come from (22% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
The biggest group of Uniondale’s workers comes from New York City
8,256 of the people who work in Uniondale live in New York City, 18 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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Who commutes out of Uniondale, and who commutes in
On a workday 13,251 residents head out to work and 1,195 work right here.
About 56,000 people are in Uniondale on a workday afternoon, 69% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where Uniondale’s workers come from
Where Uniondale clocks in
33% of workers
31% 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.
65% of the jobs in Uniondale pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Uniondale, 2014 → 2024: 41,274 → 37,291. 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 Uniondale’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Uniondale: about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Uniondale workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 14,156 commuters (the 9% 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.
Half of Uniondale commutes less than 9 miles
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.
Uniondale and its neighbors: 10% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Uniondale workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uniondale | – | — | — | 33 min | $124,684 |
| Hempstead | under 1% | B− | A+ | 33 min | $90,420 |
| Garden City | under 1% | A+ | A+ | 35 min | $244,152 |
| East Meadow | under 1% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Roosevelt | under 1% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| North Hempstead | 10% | A | A+ | 36 min | $158,158 |
| Baldwin | under 1% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Carle Place | under 1% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| North Merrick | under 1% | — | — | 36 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. East Meadow, Roosevelt, Baldwin, Carle Place and North Merrick: 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 North Hempstead. Darker towns draw more of Uniondale’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 Uniondale: questions
What is the median household income in Uniondale?
$124,684 (±$13,758) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Uniondale?
9.2%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Uniondale?
33 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Uniondale work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (33%, 18 mi), Hempstead (31%, 6 mi), North Hempstead (10%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Uniondale without a car?
12% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Uniondale, from the people who make the trip.
More of Uniondale
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.