Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Bridgehampton has 2.2 jobs for every working resident: 1,843 people commute in to work
Only 7% stay in Bridgehampton for work; outside it, New York City is the main destination (27%, 88 miles). Bridgehampton has 1,907 jobs for 867 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 40% of workers, where New York as a whole has 15%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Bridgehampton at work: what stands out
Bridgehampton’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Bridgehampton is New York City, 88 miles away as the crow flies. 27% of working residents (232) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
A big share show a job far from home
51% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Bridgehampton is where the jobs are
Bridgehampton has 1,907 jobs, 2.2 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 2,600 people are in town, 68% more than the 1,500 who live here. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 867 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The commute from Bridgehampton, by distance
About 51% 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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The workday shuffle in and out of Bridgehampton
On a workday 803 residents head out to work and 64 work right here.
About 2,600 people are in Bridgehampton on a workday afternoon, 68% more than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The daily trip into Bridgehampton
Where Bridgehampton clocks in
27% of workers
25% of workers
9% 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.
73% of the jobs in Bridgehampton pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bridgehampton, 2013 → 2023: 912 → 1,907. 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 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Bridgehampton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 22 minutes in Bridgehampton
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bridgehampton workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 451 commuters (the 40% 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 Bridgehampton compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bridgehampton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgehampton | – | — | — | 22 min | $139,486 |
| Water Mill | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Sagaponack | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Noyack | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Water Mill and Noyack: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Sagaponack: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bridgehampton’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 2023, 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 Bridgehampton: questions
What is the median household income in Bridgehampton?
$139,486 (±$28,219) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bridgehampton?
6.3%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bridgehampton?
22 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 40% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bridgehampton work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (27%, 88 mi), Southampton (25%, 9 mi), East Hampton (9%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bridgehampton without a car?
8% 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 Bridgehampton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bridgehampton
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, 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.