Huntington, NY is a small town located on the North Shore of Long Island. It is conveniently located close to major highways and public transportation options. The town provides a range of options for commuters looking to get into New York City or other areas of Long Island. The Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) has two stations in Huntington - Huntington Station and Cold Spring Harbor Station - that provide access to trains heading east towards NYC and west towards Port Jefferson and further along the North Fork of Long Island. Commuters also have access to several Suffolk County bus routes, as well as NICE Bus (Nassau Inter-County Express) providing service from Huntington to Hicksville, Garden City, Mineola, Freeport, Roosevelt Field Mall, Hempstead, Elmont, Valley Stream and more locations throughout Nassau County. For those looking for a more leisurely form of transportatiation, there are also plenty of pedestrian pathways through Huntington Village’s streetscape allowing people to explore the area by foot or bike with ease. With these various forms of public transit available within the area, it’s easy for anyone in Huntington to get around both within and outside the town.
The typical American commute has been getting longer each year since 2010. The average one-way commute in Huntington takes 34.6 minutes. That's longer than the US average of 26.4 minutes.
How people in Huntington get to work:
- 75.6% drive their own car alone
- 6.2% carpool with others
- 5.5% work from home
- 10.3% take mass transit