Where Fishers Island earns its living
247 jobs are based in Fishers Island, and 153 of its residents work somewhere. Only 6% work in Fishers Island; the top destination outside it is Southold (37%, 19 miles). 16% of workers have no commute at all, next to 15% for New York as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Fishers Island, and who commutes in
On a workday 144 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 238 people come in from elsewhere.
About 170 people are in Fishers Island on a workday afternoon, 131% 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 daily trip into Fishers Island
Where Fishers Island clocks in
37% of workers
22% of workers
4% 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.
77% of the jobs in Fishers Island pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fishers Island, 2014 → 2024: 248 → 247. 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 Fishers Island’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Fishers Island
of Fishers Island workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 31 commuters (the 16% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Fishers Island
About 48% 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.
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 Fishers Island: questions
What is the median household income in Fishers Island?
$98,125 (±$59,611) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fishers Island?
0.0%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Fishers Island work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Southold (37%, 19 mi), New York City (22%, 110 mi), Southampton (4%, 36 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Fishers Island without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 14% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fishers Island, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fishers Island
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.