Photo: formulanone · CC BY 2.0Jobs and the daily commute in Jamesport
The average commute takes 36 minutes each way; New York averages 33, the U.S. 26. Only 4% work in Jamesport itself; outside it, New York City draws the most (17%, 74 miles). There are 469 jobs in Jamesport; 608 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jamesport at work: what stands out
Jamesport’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Jamesport is New York City, 74 miles away as the crow flies. 17% of working residents (102) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
A longer commute than the towns next door
Jamesport averages 36 minutes each way, more than any bordering town (24 to 27 minutes). Next door ↓
Jamesport makes and builds things
48% of the jobs based in Jamesport are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Jamesport residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 15%. The jobs ↓
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 608 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How far it is to work from Jamesport
About 28% 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.
Goods, not services: 48% of the jobs in Jamesport
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jamesport, 2013 → 2023: 355 → 469. 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 Jamesport’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who works in Jamesport, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 586 residents head out to work, 22 work right here, and 447 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.77 per resident).
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 towns that employ Jamesport’s residents
Where Jamesport clocks in
17% of workers
12% of workers
12% 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.
Getting to work from Jamesport takes about 36 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Jamesport workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 638 commuters (the 9% 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.
Next door to Jamesport
The biggest share goes to Southold (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Jamesport workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamesport | – | — | — | 36 min | $97,005 |
| Aquebogue | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Laurel | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Southold | 9% | B | A | 27 min | $116,667 |
Same-state neighbors only. Aquebogue and Laurel: 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 Jamesport’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 Jamesport: questions
What is the median household income in Jamesport?
$97,005 (±$25,644) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Jamesport?
4.6%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Jamesport?
36 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Jamesport work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (17%, 74 mi), Brookhaven (12%, 21 mi), Riverhead (12%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Jamesport without a car?
15% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Jamesport, from the people who make the trip.
More of Jamesport
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.