Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domainMost of Quiogue commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Quiogue report 135 jobs, and 411 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Quiogue itself; outside it, Southampton draws the most (28%, 10 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 28 minutes, next to 33 for New York and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Quiogue apart on work
Quiogue’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Quiogue is New York City, 69 miles away as the crow flies. 19% of working residents (79) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
A big share show a job far from home
35% 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 Quiogue are quick
The average trip to work takes 28 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 38 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 411 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where in the region Quiogue works
About 35% 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.
About 28 minutes each way for Quiogue’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Quiogue workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 350 commuters (the 16% 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 leaves Quiogue for work, and who comes in
On a workday 407 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 131 people come in from elsewhere.
About 670 people are in Quiogue on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
Where Quiogue’s working residents head each day
Where Quiogue clocks in
28% of workers
19% of workers
7% 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.
42% of the jobs in Quiogue make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Quiogue, 2013 → 2023: 149 → 135. 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 Quiogue’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How Quiogue compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Quiogue workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quiogue | – | — | — | 28 min | $129,405 |
| Westhampton Beach | under 2% | B | A | 28 min | $141,250 |
| Quogue | under 2% | C+ | C+ | 19 min | $89,896 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Quiogue’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 Quiogue: questions
What is the median household income in Quiogue?
$129,405 (±$34,402) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Quiogue?
6.5%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Quiogue?
28 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Quiogue work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Southampton (28%, 10 mi), New York City (19%, 69 mi), Brookhaven (7%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Quiogue without a car?
9% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Quiogue, from the people who make the trip.
More of Quiogue
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.