Work means East Hampton for about two in five of East Hampton North’s working residents
The average commute takes 23 minutes each way; New York averages 33, the U.S. 26. About one in ten work in East Hampton North itself; outside it, East Hampton draws the most (43%, 9 miles). East Hampton North has 1,531 jobs, and 2,290 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in East Hampton North: the figures worth knowing
East Hampton North’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside East Hampton North is New York City, 94 miles away as the crow flies. 15% of working residents (345) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Commutes from East Hampton North are quick
The average trip to work takes 23 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 77 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker. Time on the road ↓
Most jobs in East Hampton North pay over $40,000 a year
77% of the jobs based in East Hampton North pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
A big share show a job far from home
36% 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 ↓
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.
The distance from East Hampton North to work
About 36% 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.
About 23 minutes each way, quicker than most of New York
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of East Hampton North workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,563 commuters (the 19% 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.
77% of the jobs in East Hampton North pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in East Hampton North, 2014 → 2024: 1,849 → 1,531. 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 East Hampton North’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How a workday changes East Hampton North
On a workday 2,031 residents head out to work, 259 work right here, and 1,272 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,200 people are in East Hampton North on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.67 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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.
Commuting out of East Hampton North: the destinations
Where East Hampton North clocks in
43% of workers
15% of workers
11% 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.
Work in the towns next to East Hampton North
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | East Hampton North workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Hampton North | – | — | — | 23 min | $109,035 |
| East Hampton | under 2% | A− | A+ | 19 min | $106,250 |
| Northwest Harbor | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Amagansett | under 2% | — | — | 61 min | — |
| Wainscott | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Springs | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Northwest Harbor, Amagansett, Wainscott and Springs: 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 East Hampton North’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 East Hampton North: questions
What is the median household income in East Hampton North?
$109,035 (±$19,779) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in East Hampton North?
9.2%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from East Hampton North?
23 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in East Hampton North work?
11% work in town.
Can you get around East Hampton North without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from East Hampton North, from the people who make the trip.
More of East Hampton North
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.