Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Napeague at work: jobs, income and the commute
There are 56 jobs in Napeague, and 86 of its residents work somewhere. 0% of workers work from home (New York 15%). Hardly any stay in Napeague for work; outside it, East Hampton is the main destination (24%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Napeague by day and by night
On a workday 86 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 56 people come in from elsewhere.
About 40 people are in Napeague on a workday afternoon, 43% fewer than live here.
0.65 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.
Where Napeague’s working residents head each day
Where Napeague clocks in
24% of workers
23% of workers
6% 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.
What Napeague’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Napeague, 2013 → 2023: 87 → 56. 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 Napeague’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Napeague
of Napeague workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6 commuters (the 0% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Napeague
About 60% 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.
Next door to Napeague
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Napeague workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Napeague | – | — | — | — | $74,239 |
| Amagansett | under 3% | — | — | 61 min | — |
| Montauk | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Amagansett and Montauk: 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 Napeague’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 Napeague: questions
What is the median household income in Napeague?
$74,239 (±$583) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Napeague?
0.0%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Napeague work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are East Hampton (24%, 7 mi), New York City (23%, 101 mi), Southampton (6%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Napeague without a car?
0% 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 Napeague, from the people who make the trip.
More of Napeague
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.