With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Noyack works elsewhere
Employers in Noyack report 767 jobs for 1,490 working residents. About one in ten stay in Noyack for work; outside it, Southampton is the main destination (35%, 10 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 24 minutes; New York averages 33, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Noyack in brief
Noyack’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Noyack is New York City, 87 miles away as the crow flies. 19% of working residents (283) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Commutes from Noyack 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 big share show a job far from home
36% 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.
The distance from Noyack to work
About 36% 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.
Each way, about 24 minutes from Noyack
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Noyack workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,226 commuters (the 12% 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.
Noyack by day and by night
On a workday 1,325 residents head out to work, 165 work right here, and 602 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,100 people are in Noyack on a workday afternoon, 15% 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 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Noyack: the destinations
Where Noyack clocks in
35% of workers
19% of workers
14% 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.
67% of the jobs in Noyack pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Noyack, 2013 → 2023: 597 → 767. 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 Noyack’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Bordering towns draw 14% of Noyack’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Noyack workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noyack | – | — | — | 24 min | $118,728 |
| Bridgehampton | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Sag Harbor | under 2% | A | A+ | 18 min | $129,821 |
| North Sea | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Wainscott | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| North Haven | under 2% | A− | B+ | 25 min | $154,653 |
| East Hampton | 14% | B | A | 22 min | $132,348 |
Same-state neighbors only. Bridgehampton, North Sea and Wainscott: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to East Hampton. Darker towns draw more of Noyack’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 Noyack: questions
What is the median household income in Noyack?
$118,728 (±$26,533) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Noyack?
2.7%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Noyack?
24 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Noyack work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Southampton (35%, 10 mi), New York City (19%, 86 mi), East Hampton (14%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Noyack without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Noyack, from the people who make the trip.
More of Noyack
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.