Household incomes in North Haven are higher than in 96% of U.S. towns
5.4% of residents are in poverty; New York has 14.0%. Jobs and income earn North Haven A−; getting around on foot earns it B+. 26% of workers work from home, where New York as a whole has 15%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set North Haven apart
North Haven and Southampton trade workers both ways
Southampton is the top workplace for North Haven residents (28%) and also where the most people who work in North Haven come from (53% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
North Haven is a place people come home to
There are 90 jobs based in North Haven, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday North Haven has about 890 people in it, 27% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
38% 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 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 418 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How North Haven earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, North Haven is better than 78% of U.S. towns. Household income holds North Haven’s grade up ($154,653, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 33% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate.
Unemployment (2.3%) is left out: North Haven’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, North Haven could be anywhere from B to A.
28% of working residents work in Southampton
Where North Haven clocks in
28% of workers
17% of workers
17% 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.
A workday in North Haven: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 413 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 85 people come in from elsewhere.
About 890 people are in North Haven on a workday afternoon, 27% fewer than live here.
0.22 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.
How far it is to work from North Haven
About 38% 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: 34% of the jobs in North Haven
90 jobs are based in North Haven.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in North Haven, 2013 → 2023: 70 → 90. 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 North Haven’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 25 minutes from North Haven
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of North Haven workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 343 commuters (the 26% 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.
The commute in North Haven is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, North Haven is more walkable than 71% of U.S. towns.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 465 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 3.8% of North Haven households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 8% of North Haven’s commuters take a bus or train.
North Haven places 451st of 4,312 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 900 to 1,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 4 | Saddle Rock NY | 1,008 | $176K | 0.8% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 449 | Rock Creek Township IN | 1,432 | $94K | 2.4% | 3.3% | 1% | A− |
| 450 | Center WI | 1,044 | $112K | 5.4% | 3.5% | 2% | A− |
| 451 | North Haven NY | 1,215 | $155K | 5.4% | 2.3% | 1% | A− |
| 452 | Bellevue Township MN | 1,181 | $114K | 3.6% | 3.2% | 1% | A− |
| 453 | Lessor WI | 1,242 | $97K | 3.9% | 4.0% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,312 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of North Haven, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
Next door to North Haven
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | North Haven workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Haven | – | A− | B+ | 25 min | $154,653 |
| Noyack | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Noyack: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of North Haven’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 North Haven: questions
What is the median household income in North Haven?
$154,653 (±$53,958) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in North Haven?
5.4%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from North Haven?
25 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 26% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in North Haven work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Southampton (28%, 12 mi), New York City (17%, 88 mi), East Hampton (17%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is North Haven walkable?
North Haven is more walkable than 71% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 6.0 out of 20, and 14% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around North Haven without a car?
8% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from North Haven, from the people who make the trip.
More of North Haven
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.