Photo: CaptJayRuffins · CC BY-SA 4.0Household incomes in Westhampton Beach top those of 94% of U.S. towns
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 0.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 79.0 in New York City. Below the poverty line: 10.8% of residents, next to 14.0% for New York as a whole. Jobs and income earn Westhampton Beach B; getting around on foot earns it A.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Westhampton Beach: the gist
Westhampton Beach is where the jobs are
Westhampton Beach has 1,865 jobs, 2.4 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 3,300 people are in town, 47% more than the 2,300 who live here. Day and night ↓
31% of Westhampton Beach works in Southampton
242 working residents, 31%, have their main job in Southampton, 11 miles away. That’s 3 times as many as work in Westhampton Beach itself. The commute map ↓
The biggest group of Westhampton Beach’s workers comes from Brookhaven
731 of the people who work in Westhampton Beach live in Brookhaven, 17 miles away, more than from any other town. The commute map ↓
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 789 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The four measures behind Westhampton Beach’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Westhampton Beach is better than 63% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Westhampton Beach’s grade up ($141,250, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (5.8%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Westhampton Beach could be anywhere from C+ to A.
Westhampton Beach on a workday afternoon
On a workday 692 residents head out to work, 97 work right here, and 1,768 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,300 people are in Westhampton Beach on a workday afternoon, 47% more than live here.
2.4 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.
Where Westhampton Beach’s workers come from
Where Westhampton Beach clocks in
31% of workers
19% of workers
12% 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.
What the 1,865 jobs in Westhampton Beach are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Westhampton Beach, 2013 → 2023: 1,470 → 1,865. 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 Westhampton Beach’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 28 minutes to work from Westhampton Beach
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Westhampton Beach workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 905 commuters (the 27% 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.
Half of Westhampton Beach commutes less than 25 miles
About 30% 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.
Walkable streets, thin transit: Westhampton Beach
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Westhampton Beach is more walkable than 95% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Westhampton Beach near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,243 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 48% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.0% of Westhampton Beach households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 6% of Westhampton Beach’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 5,328 U.S. towns of 1,600 to 3,100, Westhampton Beach comes 1,594th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 7 | Atlantic Beach NY | 1,723 | $166K | 1.8% | 3.1% | 3% | A+ |
| 8 | Village of the Branch NY | 1,764 | $174K | 1.5% | 3.1% | 2% | A+ |
| 9 | Old Brookville NY | 2,098 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.2% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,592 | Eldred Township PA | 2,613 | $71K | 9.4% | 1.1% | 4% | B |
| 1,593 | The Homesteads TX | 3,053 | $77K | 15.7% | 3.1% | <1% | B |
| 1,594 | Westhampton Beach NY | 2,273 | $141K | 10.8% | 5.8% | 12% | B |
| 1,595 | Armstrong Township IN | 1,634 | $86K | 8.0% | 0.0% | 4% | B |
| 1,596 | Wakeman Township OH | 2,806 | $82K | 11.1% | 2.4% | 2% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 5,328 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Westhampton Beach, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
How Westhampton Beach compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Westhampton Beach workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westhampton Beach | – | B | A | 28 min | $141,250 |
| Westhampton | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Quiogue | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Quogue | under 2% | C+ | C+ | 19 min | $89,896 |
Same-state neighbors only. Westhampton and Quiogue: 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 Westhampton Beach’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 Westhampton Beach: questions
What is the median household income in Westhampton Beach?
$141,250 (±$34,073) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Westhampton Beach?
10.8%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Westhampton Beach?
28 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 27% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Westhampton Beach work?
12% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Southampton (31%, 11 mi), New York City (19%, 68 mi), Brookhaven (12%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Westhampton Beach walkable?
Westhampton Beach is more walkable than 95% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 10.4 out of 20, and 16% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Westhampton Beach without a car?
6% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Westhampton Beach, from the people who make the trip.
More of Westhampton Beach
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.