Photo: Copyright Lise Visser 2006 (Wildflowers00 at English Wikipedia) · CC BY-SA 3.0How Mattituck works: jobs, income and commuting
27% of workers work from home (New York 15%). About one in ten stay in Mattituck for work; outside it, Southold is the main destination (31%, 15 miles). The trip to work takes 24 minutes on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Mattituck
Mattituck’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Mattituck is New York City, 77 miles away as the crow flies. 15% of working residents (286) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Commutes from Mattituck are quick
The average trip to work takes 24 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 69 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker. Time on the road ↓
A lot of Mattituck works from home
27% of Mattituck workers work from home, against 15% across New York. Time on the road ↓
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.
How far it is to work from Mattituck
About 26% 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.
A commute of about 24 minutes in Mattituck
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mattituck workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,440 commuters (the 27% 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.
Who leaves Mattituck for work, and who comes in
On a workday 1,643 residents head out to work, 223 work right here, and 1,070 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,000 people are in Mattituck on a workday afternoon, 12% fewer than live here.
0.69 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 2023, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Mattituck’s residents
Where Mattituck clocks in
31% of workers
15% 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.
Jobs in Mattituck: what the 1,293 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mattituck, 2013 → 2023: 1,376 → 1,293. 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 Mattituck’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Work in the towns next to Mattituck
The biggest share goes to Riverhead (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mattituck workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mattituck | – | — | — | 24 min | $121,250 |
| Laurel | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Cutchogue | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Northville | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Riverhead | 9% | B | B+ | 28 min | $94,249 |
Same-state neighbors only. Laurel, Cutchogue and Northville: 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 Mattituck’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 Mattituck: questions
What is the median household income in Mattituck?
$121,250 (±$29,476) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mattituck?
4.2%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mattituck?
24 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 27% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mattituck work?
12% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Southold (31%, 15 mi), New York City (15%, 77 mi), Riverhead (9%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Mattituck without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mattituck, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mattituck
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.