Photo: LINYperson615 · CC BY-SA 4.0Households in Westbury have higher incomes than those in 94% of U.S. towns
Poverty touches 3.4% of residents, next to 14.0% for New York as a whole. Westbury grades A+ for jobs and income and A+ for walkability. Only 5% stay in Westbury for work; outside it, New York City is the main destination (37%, 20 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Westbury in brief
Income, poverty and work: Westbury’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Westbury is better than 96% of U.S. towns, #25 of 758 in New York. Job access by car is its strongest input (among the top U.S. towns); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.9%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Westbury could be anywhere from A to A+.
Where Westbury’s working residents head each day
Where Westbury clocks in
37% of workers
17% 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.
Westbury by day and by night
On a workday 7,595 residents head out to work, 382 work right here, and 4,432 people come in from elsewhere.
About 13,000 people are in Westbury on a workday afternoon, 20% fewer than live here.
0.60 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 2024, primary jobs.
What work there is in Westbury: 4,814 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Westbury, 2014 → 2024: 4,217 → 4,814. 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 Westbury’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Westbury: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Westbury workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 7,480 commuters (the 8% 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.
Miles to work from Westbury
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.
Westbury is among the most walkable U.S. towns
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Westbury is among the most walkable U.S. towns, #62 of 758 in New York. Both inputs place Westbury near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 8,169 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 87% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 59% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 17.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 97% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 11.9% of Westbury households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 8% of Westbury’s commuters take a bus or train.
Westbury places 141st of 2,220 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 11,000 to 22,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 50 | Floral Park NY | 16,105 | $150K | 3.0% | 3.1% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 72 | North Castle NY | 12,360 | $208K | 3.8% | 3.1% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 102 | Victor NY | 16,422 | $116K | 2.8% | 1.6% | 16% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 139 | Rehoboth MA | 13,567 | $138K | 3.6% | 2.6% | 7% | A+ |
| 140 | Palm Valley FL | 19,796 | $117K | 4.2% | 1.2% | 13% | A+ |
| 141 | Westbury NY | 15,981 | $145K | 3.4% | 3.9% | 5% | A+ |
| 142 | West Caldwell Township NJ | 11,205 | $158K | 3.6% | 3.9% | 6% | A+ |
| 143 | Coto de Caza CA | 15,190 | $244K | 3.0% | 3.4% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,220 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 28% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Westbury, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
Westbury and its neighbors: 28% work next door
The biggest share goes to North Hempstead (18%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Westbury workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westbury | – | A+ | A+ | 29 min | $145,185 |
| Carle Place | under 1% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Old Westbury | under 1% | A | A− | 34 min | $250,000+ |
| New Cassel | under 1% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| North Hempstead | 18% | A | A+ | 36 min | $158,158 |
| Jericho | under 1% | — | — | 41 min | — |
| Oyster Bay | 10% | A | A+ | 35 min | $160,126 |
| Mineola | under 1% | A+ | A+ | 32 min | $137,739 |
| East Meadow | under 1% | — | — | 35 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Carle Place, New Cassel, Jericho and East Meadow: 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 Westbury’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 Westbury: questions
What is the median household income in Westbury?
$145,185 (±$14,726) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Westbury?
3.4%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Westbury?
29 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Westbury work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (37%, 20 mi), North Hempstead (18%, 6 mi), Hempstead (17%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Westbury walkable?
Westbury is among the most walkable U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 15.1 out of 20, and 13% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Westbury without a car?
8% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. 59% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Westbury, from the people who make the trip.
More of Westbury
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.