Jericho, NY is a small town located in Nassau County on Long Island. Despite its small size, Jericho offers a variety of transportation options for its residents and visitors. Public transit options are available through the Long Island Rail Road, which provides multiple stops in Jericho for commuters travelling into New York City. The Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE) bus systemalso provides routes within Jericho and to surrounding towns. For those travelling around town by car, there are numerous highways and parkways that run through Jericho, including the Northern State Parkway, the Long Island Expressway, Hempstead Turnpike, and the Seaford Oyster Bay Expressway. These major roadways make it easy to get around town or travel to other parts of Long Island quickly and conveniently.
The typical American commute has been getting longer each year since 2010. The average one-way commute in Jericho takes 37.1 minutes. That's longer than the US average of 26.4 minutes.
How people in Jericho get to work:
- 65.0% drive their own car alone
- 4.6% carpool with others
- 5.4% work from home
- 22.7% take mass transit