Household incomes in Williston Park are higher than in 96% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn Williston Park A; getting around on foot earns it A+. Poverty touches 3.2% of residents, against 14.0% across New York. Only 4% stay in Williston Park for work; outside it, New York City is the main destination (39%, 17 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Williston Park and work: the main findings
Short distances, slow trips
Half of Williston Park’s working residents have a job less than 9 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 39 minutes, longer than the New York average of 33. Time on the road ↓
Williston Park and New York City trade workers both ways
New York City is the top workplace for Williston Park residents (39%) and also where the most people who work in Williston Park come from (25% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Williston Park
70% of Williston Park residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 49% of the jobs based in Williston Park pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 96% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
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.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Williston Park
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Williston Park is better than 92% of U.S. towns, #66 of 758 in New York. Job access by car holds Williston Park’s grade up (among the top U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (5.4%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Williston Park could be anywhere from A− to A+.
From Williston Park, about 39 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Williston Park workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,985 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.
Where Williston Park’s working residents head each day
Where Williston Park clocks in
39% of workers
14% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Williston Park
1,662 jobs are based in Williston Park.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Williston Park, 2013 → 2023: 1,711 → 1,662. 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 Williston Park’s own residents hold wherever they work.
In and out of Williston Park on a workday
On a workday 3,389 residents head out to work, 125 work right here, and 1,537 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,700 people are in Williston Park on a workday afternoon, 25% fewer than live here.
0.47 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 2023, primary jobs.
Short hops and long hauls from Williston Park
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.
Williston Park is among the most walkable U.S. towns
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Williston Park is among the most walkable U.S. towns, #24 of 758 in New York. Both inputs place Williston Park 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 3,353 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 88% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 19.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 98% 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). 3.2% of Williston Park households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 17% of Williston Park’s commuters take a bus or train.
349th of 3,071: where Williston Park ranks among U.S. towns of 5,300 to 10,200
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 8 | Lawrence NY | 6,847 | $170K | 3.5% | 3.9% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 14 | Irvington NY | 6,533 | $173K | 1.6% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| 15 | Kings Point NY | 5,710 | $211K | 0.9% | 2.4% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 347 | Moore Township PA | 9,508 | $103K | 5.9% | 0.6% | 5% | A |
| 348 | Englewood Cliffs NJ | 5,384 | $231K | 5.2% | 4.8% | 6% | A |
| 349 | Williston Park NY | 7,524 | $156K | 3.2% | 5.4% | 4% | A |
| 350 | Colonie NY | 7,679 | $104K | 7.5% | 1.2% | 5% | A |
| 351 | Findlay Township PA | 7,541 | $111K | 2.1% | 3.8% | 11% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,071 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Williston Park, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
Next door to Williston Park
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Williston Park workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williston Park | – | A | A+ | 39 min | $156,382 |
| Mineola | under 1% | A+ | A+ | 32 min | $137,739 |
| Herricks | under 1% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Albertson | under 1% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| East Williston | under 1% | A+ | A+ | 38 min | $214,750 |
Same-state neighbors only. Herricks and Albertson: 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 Williston Park’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 Williston Park: questions
What is the median household income in Williston Park?
$156,382 (±$20,897) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Williston Park?
3.2%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Williston Park?
39 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 Williston Park work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (39%, 17 mi), North Hempstead (25%, 4 mi), Hempstead (14%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Williston Park walkable?
Williston Park is among the most walkable U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 16.7 out of 20, and 18% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Williston Park without a car?
17% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 88% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Williston Park, from the people who make the trip.
More of Williston Park
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. 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.