Long Island is home to the
East Coast's largest
industrial park, the Hauppauge Industrial Park, hosting over 1,300 companies which employ more than 71,000 individuals. Companies in the park and abroad are represented by the
Hauppauge Industrial Association. As many as 20% of Long Islanders commute to jobs in Manhattan. The island's eastern end is still partly agricultural. Development of
vineyards on the North Fork has spawned a major
viticultural industry, replacing potato fields.
Pumpkin farms have been added to traditional
truck farming. Farms allow fresh
fruit picking by Long Islanders for much of the year.
Fishing continues to be an important industry, especially at
Huntington,
Northport,
Montauk, and other coastal communities of the East End and South Shore.