Orient at work: jobs, income and the commute
Commuters spend 20 minutes getting to work on average, next to 33 for New York and 26 for the U.S. Home is the office for 29% of workers, next to 15% for New York as a whole. Only 7% work in Orient; the top destination outside it is Southold (36%, 2 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Orient in brief
Orient’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Orient is New York City, 93 miles away as the crow flies. 20% of working residents (56) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
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 ↓
Commutes from Orient are quick
The average trip to work takes 20 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 100 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker. 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; with 285 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Orient
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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The daily trip from Orient: about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Orient workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 315 commuters (the 29% 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 commutes out of Orient, and who commutes in
On a workday 264 residents head out to work, 21 work right here, and 324 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.21 per resident).
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 Orient goes to work
Where Orient clocks in
36% of workers
20% of workers
8% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Orient
345 jobs are based in Orient.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Orient, 2013 → 2023: 437 → 345. 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 Orient’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Around Orient: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Orient workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orient | – | — | — | 20 min | $94,261 |
| East Marion | under 2% | — | — | 37 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. East Marion: 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 Orient’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 Orient: questions
What is the median household income in Orient?
$94,261 (±$45,892) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Orient?
2.8%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Orient?
20 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 29% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Orient work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Southold (36%, 2 mi), New York City (20%, 93 mi), Brookhaven (8%, 41 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Orient without a car?
11% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Orient, from the people who make the trip.
More of Orient
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.