Photo: Americasroof at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 2.5Southampton draws about two in five of West Hampton Dunes’ working residents
The average commute takes 63 minutes each way, next to 33 for New York and 26 for the U.S. Hardly any work in West Hampton Dunes; the top destination outside it is Southampton (41%, 15 miles). West Hampton Dunes has 22 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in West Hampton Dunes, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 22 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 98 people are in West Hampton Dunes on a workday afternoon, 18% fewer than live here.
0.00 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 2023, primary jobs.
Where people from West Hampton Dunes work
Where West Hampton Dunes clocks in
41% of workers
18% 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.
A commute of about 63 minutes in West Hampton Dunes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 20 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of West Hampton Dunes workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 43 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from West Hampton Dunes
About 27% 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.
Next door is work for 50% of West Hampton Dunes
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | West Hampton Dunes workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Hampton Dunes | – | — | — | 63 min | $250,000+ |
| Brookhaven | 9% | A− | A− | 32 min | $120,110 |
| Southampton | 41% | B+ | A− | 30 min | $128,594 |
| Fire Island | under 5% | — | — | 39 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Fire Island: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Southampton. Darker towns draw more of West Hampton Dunes’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.
- A ceiling on income. The Census stops at $250,000+, so the true median may be higher.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in West Hampton Dunes: questions
What is the median household income in West Hampton Dunes?
$250,000+ (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in West Hampton Dunes?
4.7%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from West Hampton Dunes?
63 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 West Hampton Dunes work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around West Hampton Dunes without a car?
0% 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 West Hampton Dunes, from the people who make the trip.
More of West Hampton Dunes
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.