Photo: TheCatalyst31 · CC BY-SA 4.0With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Wyandanch works elsewhere
Only 5% stay in Wyandanch for work; outside it, New York City is the main destination (24%, 31 miles). 2,555 jobs are based in Wyandanch for 6,062 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Wyandanch stands out on work
How far Wyandanch goes to work
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.
Wyandanch by day and by night
On a workday 5,754 residents head out to work, 308 work right here, and 2,247 people come in from elsewhere.
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 places Wyandanch commutes to
Where Wyandanch clocks in
24% of workers
10% 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.
Making and building: 28% of jobs based in Wyandanch
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wyandanch, 2014 → 2024: 2,993 → 2,555. 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 Wyandanch’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Next door to Wyandanch
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wyandanch workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyandanch | – | — | — | — | — |
| Deer Park | under 1% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| West Babylon | under 1% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Wheatley Heights | under 1% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| East Farmingdale | under 1% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Deer Park, West Babylon, Wheatley Heights and East Farmingdale: 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 Wyandanch’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 Wyandanch: questions
Where do people who live in Wyandanch work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (24%, 31 mi), Babylon (21%, 8 mi), Islip (10%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wyandanch, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wyandanch
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.