visitor spending across Long Island
Travelers spent $7.9 billion across the Long Island region in 2024.
Source: Discover Long Island, 2025 ↗East Hampton area reference
East Hampton tourism statistics, with the bigger picture in view.
Six sourced numbers about Long Island and Suffolk County's visitor economy, gathered for writers, trip planners, and anyone following the East End's travel landscape.
Last updated October 5, 2026 · Data covers 2024
At a glance
Why regional figures matter in East Hampton.
East Hampton sits within Suffolk County, part of Long Island's visitor economy. These figures are regional and county-level, not a count of East Hampton visitors alone. That distinction matters, and it makes this page a reliable starting point for understanding the setting around a Hamptons stay.
year-over-year growth
Regional visitor spending was 3.8% higher than the previous year.
Source: Discover Long Island, 2025 ↗tourism-related jobs
The visitor economy supported 78,418 tourism-related jobs across Long Island in 2024.
Source: Discover Long Island, 2025 ↗of visitor spending went to lodging
Lodging accounted for 21% of total visitor spending in the region.
Source: Discover Long Island, 2025 ↗Suffolk County spending growth
Tourism spending in Suffolk County rose 7% from 2023 to 2024.
Source: Discover Long Island, 2025 ↗of the regional tourism tax base
Suffolk County represented 59% of Long Island's tourism-generated state and local tax base.
Source: Discover Long Island, 2025 ↗Sources & methodology
How to read these numbers.
Each statistic above comes from Discover Long Island's August 2025 release on New York State's 2024 visitor-economy report. The release attributes the underlying analysis to Tourism Economics, using the IMPLAN input-output model for New York State.
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