Poquott has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Poquott report 87 jobs; 422 of its residents have a job. The average commute, 33 minutes each way, matches the New York norm. 24% of workers have no commute at all, 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
Poquott and work: the main findings
Poquott and Brookhaven trade workers both ways
Brookhaven is the top workplace for Poquott residents (36%) and also where the most people who work in Poquott come from (53% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Poquott is a place people come home to
There are 87 jobs based in Poquott, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Poquott has about 600 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Home offices are common in Poquott
24% of Poquott workers work from home, against 15% across New York. 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 422 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
36% of working residents work in Brookhaven
Where Poquott clocks in
36% of workers
15% of workers
11% 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.
The daily commute in and out of Poquott
On a workday 421 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 86 people come in from elsewhere.
About 600 people are in Poquott on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
Each way, about 33 minutes from Poquott
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Poquott workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 425 commuters (the 24% 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.
36% of the jobs in Poquott make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Poquott, 2013 → 2023: 59 → 87. 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 Poquott’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Poquott commutes
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.
Work in the towns next to Poquott
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Poquott workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poquott | – | — | — | 33 min | $190,391 |
| East Setauket | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Setauket | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. East Setauket and Setauket: 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 Poquott’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 Poquott: questions
What is the median household income in Poquott?
$190,391 (±$49,101) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Poquott?
6.7%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Poquott?
33 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Poquott work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Brookhaven (36%, 10 mi), New York City (15%, 49 mi), Islip (11%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Poquott without a car?
3% 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 Poquott, from the people who make the trip.
More of Poquott
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.