For about two in five of its working residents, Tuckahoe is a commute to Southampton
Commuters spend 55 minutes getting to work on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. Only 5% work in Tuckahoe itself; outside it, Southampton draws the most (41%, 2 miles). There are 1,094 jobs in Tuckahoe for 655 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Tuckahoe stands out on work
Tuckahoe’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Tuckahoe is New York City, 80 miles away as the crow flies. 18% of working residents (121) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Tuckahoe workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 55 minutes each way, against 33 across New York. Over a year that’s about 422 hours of commuting, 169 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (22 to 34 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Tuckahoe is where the jobs are
Tuckahoe has 1,094 jobs, 1.7 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
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 655 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How far Tuckahoe’s workers travel
About 32% 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.
Commuting from Tuckahoe: about 55 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 17.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Tuckahoe workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 493 commuters (the 20% 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.
How many people are in Tuckahoe by day
On a workday 622 residents head out to work, 33 work right here, and 1,061 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,700 people are in Tuckahoe on a workday afternoon, 35% more than live here.
1.7 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The daily trip into Tuckahoe
Where Tuckahoe clocks in
41% of workers
18% 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.
Goods, not services: 29% of the jobs in Tuckahoe
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Tuckahoe, 2013 → 2023: 1,457 → 1,094. 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 Tuckahoe’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The towns around Tuckahoe
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Tuckahoe workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuckahoe | – | — | — | 55 min | $80,500 |
| North Sea | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Shinnecock Hills | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Southampton | under 2% | B+ | A+ | 22 min | $214,032 |
| Hampton Bays | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. North Sea, Shinnecock Hills and Hampton Bays: 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 Tuckahoe’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 Tuckahoe: questions
What is the median household income in Tuckahoe?
$80,500 (±$38,191) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Tuckahoe?
12.4%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Tuckahoe?
55 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Tuckahoe work?
5% work in town.
Can you get around Tuckahoe 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 Tuckahoe, from the people who make the trip.
More of Tuckahoe
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.