Photo: Americasroof · CC BY-SA 2.5East Hampton draws about half of Springs’ working residents
A typical one-way commute lasts 21 minutes; New York averages 33, the U.S. 26. 26% of workers have no commute at all (New York 15%). About one in seven work in Springs itself; outside it, East Hampton draws the most (49%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Springs stands out on work
Springs’ biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Springs is New York City, 96 miles away as the crow flies. 15% of working residents (484) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Commutes from Springs are quick
The average trip to work takes 21 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 92 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker. Time on the road ↓
Springs has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Springs went from 599 in 2014 to 1,013 in 2024, +69%. The jobs ↓
Home offices are common in Springs
26% of Springs workers work from home, against 15% across New York. Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
34% 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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Miles to work from Springs
About 34% 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.
Time on the road from Springs: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Springs workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,902 commuters (the 26% 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.
70% of the jobs in Springs pay over $3,333 a month
1,013 jobs are based in Springs.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Springs, 2014 → 2024: 599 → 1,013. 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 Springs’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who works in Springs, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 2,882 residents head out to work, 448 work right here, and 565 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,800 people are in Springs on a workday afternoon, 25% fewer than live here.
0.30 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Where Springs goes to work
Where Springs clocks in
49% of workers
15% 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.
The towns around Springs
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Springs workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springs | – | — | — | 21 min | $144,836 |
| Northwest Harbor | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Amagansett | under 2% | — | — | 61 min | — |
| East Hampton North | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Northwest Harbor, Amagansett and East Hampton North: 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 Springs’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 Springs: questions
What is the median household income in Springs?
$144,836 (±$48,059) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Springs?
9.8%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Springs?
21 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 26% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Springs work?
13% work in town.
Can you get around Springs without a car?
6% 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 Springs, from the people who make the trip.
More of Springs
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.