How long is the commute from the Town of Southampton, NY?

Name: Commute and cars in the Town of Southampton, NY, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Workers who live in the Town of Southampton, NY take an average of 29.8 minutes to get to work (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

65.7% of workers drive alone to work.

4.6% take public transportation.

4.6% of workers walk to work.

16.5% work from home.

4.9% of households have no vehicle.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Average commute: 29.8 minutes (±1.5)
Public transportation: 4.6%
Work from home: 16.5%
Households without a car: 4.9%

How people in the Town of Southampton get to work

Workers 16 and over by means of transportation to work, 2020–2024
Means of transportation	Town of Southampton	Suffolk County	New York	United States
Drove alone	65.7% (±2.3 points)	72.1%	48.8%	68.8%
Carpooled	6.7% (±1.4 points)	7.5%	6.3%	8.5%
Public transportation	4.6% (±0.9 points)	4.8%	21.6%	3.2%
Walked	4.6% (±1.1 points)	1.4%	5.6%	2.4%
Other means (bicycle, taxi, motorcycle)	1.8% (±0.5 points)	2.1%	2.8%	2.0%
Worked from home	16.5% (±2.0 points)	12.0%	14.9%	15.1%

In the Town of Southampton, the average commute is not measurably different from Suffolk County (31.1 minutes).

It is also lower than in New York (32.6 minutes).

It is higher than the national figure (26.4 minutes).

In the Town of Southampton, the share commuting by public transportation is not measurably different from Suffolk County (4.8%).

It is also lower than in New York (21.6%).

It is higher than the national figure (3.2%).

In Suffolk County, the Town of Southampton ranks 7 of 12 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest average commute.

Statewide, it ranks 269 of 1,003.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Cars per household in the Town of Southampton

Occupied housing units by vehicles available, 2020–2024
Vehicles available	Town of Southampton	Suffolk County	New York	United States
No vehicle	4.9% (±1.3 points)	5.1%	29.2%	8.4%
1 vehicle	30.5% (±2.4 points)	27.1%	33.6%	33.1%
2 vehicles	37.8% (±2.6 points)	39.1%	25.4%	36.6%
3 or more vehicles	26.7% (±2.3 points)	28.8%	11.8%	21.9%

In the Town of Southampton, the share of households without a vehicle is not measurably different from Suffolk County (5.1%).

It is also lower than in New York (29.2%).

It is lower than the national figure (8.4%).

Working from home and internet access in the Town of Southampton

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Southampton	Suffolk County	New York	United States
Workers working from home	16.5% (±2.0 points)	12.0% (±0.4 points)	14.9% (±0.1 points)	15.1%
Households with a computer	95.8% (±1.5 points)	96.5% (±0.3 points)	94.7% (±0.1 points)	95.5%
Households with broadband internet	91.9% (±1.8 points)	93.2% (±0.3 points)	90.8% (±0.1 points)	91.0%

In the Town of Southampton, the share of households with a broadband subscription is not measurably different from Suffolk County (93.2%).

It is not measurably different from New York (90.8%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (91.0%).

Average commute in places near the Town of Southampton

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Southampton
Place	Distance	Average commute	Compared with this place
Town of Southampton	—	29.8 minutes (±1.5)	—
Shinnecock Reservation	1.7 mi	9.0 minutes (±2.8)	Lower
Village of Southampton	3.1 mi	22.2 minutes (±4.9)	Lower
Laurel	8.0 mi	24.0 minutes (±7.6)	Not measurably different
Village of Quogue	8.3 mi	19.1 minutes (±8.7)	Lower
Jamesport	8.4 mi	36.2 minutes (±9.9)	Not measurably different
Aquebogue	9.1 mi	26.0 minutes (±6.0)	Not measurably different
Mattituck	9.7 mi	23.9 minutes (±6.6)	Not measurably different
Cutchogue	9.7 mi	31.2 minutes (±6.4)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Shinnecock Reservation, NY (9.0 minutes), Village of Southampton, NY (22.2 minutes), Village of Quogue, NY (19.1 minutes).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Average commute across Suffolk County, place by place

Rank	Place	Average commute
1	Town of Huntington	35.2 minutes (±0.8)
2	Town of Shelter Island	34.0 minutes (±23.0)
3	Town of Brookhaven	32.3 minutes (±0.6)
4	Town of Smithtown	32.2 minutes (±0.9)
5	Town of Babylon	31.0 minutes (±0.7)
6	Poospatuck Reservation	30.6 minutes (±6.7)
7	Town of Southampton	29.8 minutes (±1.5)
8	Town of Islip	28.3 minutes (±0.6)
9	Town of Riverhead	27.5 minutes (±2.0)
10	Town of Southold	26.6 minutes (±2.3)
11	Town of East Hampton	21.9 minutes (±2.4)
12	Shinnecock Reservation	9.0 minutes (±2.8)

A New York town includes the villages and hamlets inside it, so the figures for the Town of Southampton include them.

The figures for the Town of Southampton include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Bridgehampton, East Quogue, Flanders, Hampton Bays, North Sea, Noyack, Remsenburg-Speonk, Riverside (community), +4.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Town of Southampton

How long is the average commute in the Town of Southampton?

Workers who live in the Town of Southampton, NY take an average of 29.8 minutes each way (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Can you live in the Town of Southampton without a car?

4.9% of households in the Town of Southampton have no vehicle, and 4.6% of workers commute by public transportation.

How many people work from home in the Town of Southampton?

16.5% (±2.0 points) of workers who live in the Town of Southampton worked from home, and 91.9% of households have a broadband subscription.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Southampton town, Suffolk County, New York (county subdivision:68473, in state:36 county:103).

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DP03_0018E, DP03_0018M, DP03_0025E, DP03_0025M, DP03_0019PE, DP03_0019PM, DP03_0020PE, DP03_0020PM, DP03_0021PE, DP03_0021PM, DP03_0022PE, DP03_0022PM, DP03_0023PE, DP03_0023PM, DP03_0024PE, DP03_0024PM, DP04_0058PE, DP04_0058PM, DP04_0059PE, DP04_0059PM, DP04_0060PE, DP04_0060PM, DP04_0061PE, DP04_0061PM, DP02_0153PE, DP02_0153PM, DP02_0154PE, DP02_0154PM

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