West Babylon has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The trip to work takes 31 minutes on average (New York 33, U.S. 26). 11,847 jobs are based in West Babylon; 21,595 of its residents have a job. Only 6% work in West Babylon itself; outside it, New York City draws the most (21%, 30 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set West Babylon apart
Where in the region West Babylon works
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.
The workday shuffle in and out of West Babylon
On a workday 20,260 residents head out to work, 1,335 work right here, and 10,512 people come in from elsewhere.
About 34,000 people are in West Babylon on a workday afternoon, 22% 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.
Out of West Babylon to work: where people go
Where West Babylon clocks in
21% 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 West Babylon’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in West Babylon, 2013 → 2023: 10,853 → 11,847. 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 West Babylon’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From West Babylon, about 31 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of West Babylon workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 19,899 commuters (the 11% 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 towns around West Babylon
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | West Babylon workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Babylon | – | — | — | 31 min | $129,519 |
| Lindenhurst | under 1% | A− | A+ | 32 min | $130,128 |
| North Babylon | under 1% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Wyandanch | under 1% | — | — | — | — |
| North Lindenhurst | under 1% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Babylon | under 1% | A+ | A+ | 33 min | $140,820 |
| East Farmingdale | under 1% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Deer Park | under 1% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. North Babylon, Wyandanch, North Lindenhurst, East Farmingdale and Deer Park: 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 West Babylon’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 West Babylon: questions
What is the median household income in West Babylon?
$129,519 (±$4,862) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in West Babylon?
5.8%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from West Babylon?
31 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in West Babylon work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (21%, 30 mi), Babylon (21%, 5 mi), Islip (12%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around West Babylon without a car?
5% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from West Babylon, from the people who make the trip.
More of West Babylon
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.