Work and commuting in Amagansett
Home is the office for 72% of workers, against 15% across New York. Only 5% work in Amagansett itself; outside it, New York City draws the most (27%, 97 miles). The average commute takes 61 minutes each way, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Amagansett apart on work
Home offices are common in Amagansett
72% of Amagansett workers work from home, against 15% across New York. Time on the road ↓
Amagansett workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 61 minutes each way, against 33 across New York. Over a year that’s about 468 hours of commuting, 215 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (19 to 23 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Amagansett’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Amagansett is New York City, 97 miles away as the crow flies. 27% of working residents (124) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
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 464 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
About 61 minutes each way for Amagansett’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 19.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Amagansett workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 95 commuters (the 72% 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.
How far Amagansett goes to work
About 63% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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.
The daily commute in and out of Amagansett
On a workday 439 residents head out to work, 25 work right here, and 724 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,100 people are in Amagansett on a workday afternoon, 35% more than live here.
1.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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 towns that send workers to Amagansett
Where Amagansett clocks in
27% of workers
18% of workers
6% 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.
69% of the jobs in Amagansett pay over $3,333 a month
749 jobs are based in Amagansett.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Amagansett, 2014 → 2024: 558 → 749. 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 Amagansett’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Around Amagansett: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Amagansett workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amagansett | – | — | — | 61 min | $166,875 |
| Springs | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Napeague | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| East Hampton North | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| East Hampton | under 2% | A− | A+ | 19 min | $106,250 |
Same-state neighbors only. Springs, Napeague and East Hampton North: 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 Amagansett’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 Amagansett: questions
What is the median household income in Amagansett?
$166,875 (±$98,526) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Amagansett?
0.6%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Amagansett?
61 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 72% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Amagansett work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (27%, 97 mi), East Hampton (18%, 8 mi), Southampton (6%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Amagansett without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Amagansett, from the people who make the trip.
More of Amagansett
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.