Photo: AITFFan1 · CC BY-SA 4.0Work means New York City for more than half of Woodsburgh’s working residents
The average commute takes 40 minutes each way, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. Working from home is the commute for 29% of workers (New York 15%). Hardly any work in Woodsburgh; the top destination outside it is New York City (51%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Woodsburgh: the gist
Woodsburgh is a place people come home to
There are 40 jobs based in Woodsburgh, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Woodsburgh has about 540 people in it, 39% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Woodsburgh works from home
29% of Woodsburgh workers work from home, against 15% across New York. Time on the road ↓
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; with 381 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The places Woodsburgh commutes to
Where Woodsburgh clocks in
51% of workers
28% 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.
Woodsburgh on a workday afternoon
On a workday 381 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 40 people come in from elsewhere.
About 540 people are in Woodsburgh on a workday afternoon, 39% fewer than live here.
0.10 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.
The trip to work from Woodsburgh: about 40 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Woodsburgh workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 316 commuters (the 29% 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.
65% of the jobs in Woodsburgh pay over $3,333 a month
40 jobs are based in Woodsburgh.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Woodsburgh, 2014 → 2024: 45 → 40. 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 Woodsburgh’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Woodsburgh commutes less than 13 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.
Around Woodsburgh: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Woodsburgh workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodsburgh | – | — | — | 40 min | $248,750 |
| Hewlett Neck | under 1% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Woodmere | under 1% | — | — | 42 min | — |
| Lawrence | under 1% | A+ | A+ | 39 min | $170,000 |
Same-state neighbors only. Hewlett Neck: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Woodmere: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Woodsburgh’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 Woodsburgh: questions
What is the median household income in Woodsburgh?
$248,750 (±$43,956) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Woodsburgh?
1.4%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Woodsburgh?
40 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 29% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Woodsburgh work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Woodsburgh without a car?
13% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Woodsburgh, from the people who make the trip.
More of Woodsburgh
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.