With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Northwest Harbor works elsewhere
Working from home is the commute for 42% of workers, next to 15% for New York as a whole. Northwest Harbor has 465 jobs for 1,783 working residents. Only 7% work in Northwest Harbor; the top destination outside it is East Hampton (39%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Northwest Harbor: the figures worth knowing
Home offices are common in Northwest Harbor
42% of Northwest Harbor workers work from home, against 15% across New York. Time on the road ↓
Northwest Harbor’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Northwest Harbor is New York City, 93 miles away as the crow flies. 16% of working residents (280) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Commutes from Northwest Harbor are quick
The average trip to work takes 23 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 77 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker. Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
40% 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 ↓
Northwest Harbor is a place people come home to
There are 465 jobs based in Northwest Harbor, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Northwest Harbor has about 3,900 people in it, 25% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Each way, about 23 minutes from Northwest Harbor
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Northwest Harbor workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,242 commuters (the 42% 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.
How far it is to work from Northwest Harbor
About 40% 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.
In and out of Northwest Harbor on a workday
On a workday 1,664 residents head out to work, 119 work right here, and 346 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,900 people are in Northwest Harbor on a workday afternoon, 25% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Northwest Harbor: the destinations
Where Northwest Harbor clocks in
39% of workers
16% 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.
A place that makes things: 35% of Northwest Harbor’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Northwest Harbor, 2014 → 2024: 468 → 465. 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 Northwest Harbor’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The towns around Northwest Harbor
The biggest share goes to Southampton (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Northwest Harbor workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Harbor | – | — | — | 23 min | $160,375 |
| East Hampton North | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Springs | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Wainscott | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Sag Harbor | under 2% | A | A+ | 18 min | $129,821 |
| Shelter Island | under 2% | B− | A | 34 min | $133,967 |
| Southampton | 9% | B+ | A− | 30 min | $128,594 |
Same-state neighbors only. East Hampton North, Springs and Wainscott: 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 Northwest Harbor’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 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 Northwest Harbor: questions
What is the median household income in Northwest Harbor?
$160,375 (±$39,632) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Northwest Harbor?
20.8%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Northwest Harbor?
23 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 42% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Northwest Harbor work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are East Hampton (39%, 8 mi), New York City (16%, 93 mi), Southampton (9%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Northwest Harbor without a car?
9% 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 Northwest Harbor, from the people who make the trip.
More of Northwest Harbor
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.