Wheatley Heights has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Commuters spend 35 minutes getting to work on average; New York averages 33, the U.S. 26. 411 jobs are based in Wheatley Heights, and 2,424 of its residents work somewhere. Only 1% work in Wheatley Heights itself; outside it, New York City draws the most (22%, 30 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Wheatley Heights, in a few figures
Wheatley Heights’ biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Wheatley Heights is New York City, 31 miles away as the crow flies. 22% of working residents (544) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Wheatley Heights is a place people come home to
There are 411 jobs based in Wheatley Heights, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Wheatley Heights has about 2,700 people in it, 43% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Wheatley Heights
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.
Who leaves Wheatley Heights for work, and who comes in
On a workday 2,392 residents head out to work, 32 work right here, and 379 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,700 people are in Wheatley Heights on a workday afternoon, 43% 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.
Where the trip to work from Wheatley Heights ends
Where Wheatley Heights clocks in
22% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wheatley Heights, 2013 → 2023: 349 → 411. 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 Wheatley Heights’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Wheatley Heights takes about 35 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wheatley Heights workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,002 commuters (the 15% 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.
13% of Wheatley Heights works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wheatley Heights workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheatley Heights | – | — | — | 35 min | $118,036 |
| Wyandanch | under 1% | — | — | — | — |
| Huntington | 13% | A | A | 35 min | $168,029 |
| Deer Park | under 1% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Melville | under 1% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| East Farmingdale | under 1% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Dix Hills | under 1% | — | — | 37 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Wyandanch, Deer Park, Melville, East Farmingdale and Dix Hills: 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 Huntington. Darker towns draw more of Wheatley Heights’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 Wheatley Heights: questions
What is the median household income in Wheatley Heights?
$118,036 (±$36,620) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wheatley Heights?
5.8%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wheatley Heights?
35 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wheatley Heights work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (22%, 30 mi), Babylon (15%, 9 mi), Huntington (13%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Wheatley Heights without a car?
16% of commuters take transit and 18% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wheatley Heights, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wheatley Heights
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.