Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Wainscott draws 971 commuters a day, with 3.0 jobs for every working resident
For 32% of workers, the job is at home, against 15% across New York. Wainscott has 985 jobs, and 329 of its residents work somewhere. Only 4% work in Wainscott itself; outside it, East Hampton draws the most (25%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Wainscott and work: the main findings
Wainscott fills up on a workday
Wainscott has 985 jobs, 3.0 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 1,300 people are in town, more than double the 610 who live here. Day and night ↓
Wainscott’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Wainscott is New York City, 90 miles away as the crow flies. 20% of working residents (66) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
A big share show a job far from home
47% 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 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 329 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who leaves Wainscott for work, and who comes in
On a workday 315 residents head out to work and 14 work right here.
About 1,300 people are in Wainscott on a workday afternoon, 107% more 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Wainscott
About 47% 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.
Where the people who work in Wainscott live
Where Wainscott clocks in
25% of workers
20% of workers
15% 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.
72% of the jobs in Wainscott pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wainscott, 2013 → 2023: 938 → 985. 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 Wainscott’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 17 minutes in Wainscott
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wainscott workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 165 commuters (the 32% 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.
Next door is work for 15% of Wainscott
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wainscott workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wainscott | – | — | — | 17 min | $130,833 |
| East Hampton | under 2% | A− | A+ | 19 min | $106,250 |
| Northwest Harbor | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| East Hampton North | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Southampton | 15% | B+ | A− | 30 min | $128,594 |
| Sagaponack | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Noyack | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Sag Harbor | under 2% | A | A+ | 18 min | $129,821 |
Same-state neighbors only. Northwest Harbor, East Hampton North and Noyack: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Sagaponack: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Southampton. Darker towns draw more of Wainscott’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 Wainscott: questions
What is the median household income in Wainscott?
$130,833 (±$66,248) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wainscott?
16.5%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wainscott?
17 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 32% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wainscott work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are East Hampton (25%, 12 mi), New York City (20%, 90 mi), Southampton (15%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Wainscott without a car?
9% 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 Wainscott, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wainscott
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.