Photo: Carol M. Highsmith · Public domainThere are 2.9 jobs in Bridgeport for every working resident, and 593 people commute in
Bridgeport has 619 jobs; 210 of its residents have a job. About one in seven work in Bridgeport; the top destination outside it is Mammoth Lakes (5%, 45 miles). Home is the office for 16% of workers, against 17% across California.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Bridgeport
A big share show a job far from home
69% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Bridgeport fills up on a workday
Bridgeport has 619 jobs, 3.0 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 710 people are in town, more than double the 300 who live here. Day and night ↓
The jobs in Bridgeport pay better than its residents’ jobs
82% of the jobs based in Bridgeport pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 47% of the jobs Bridgeport residents hold. 96% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside Bridgeport. The jobs ↓
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 210 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How many miles Bridgeport commutes
About 69% 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.
How many people are in Bridgeport by day
On a workday 184 residents head out to work and 26 work right here.
About 710 people are in Bridgeport on a workday afternoon, 135% more than live here.
2.9 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bridgeport, 2013 → 2023: 148 → 619. 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 Bridgeport’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who travels to work in Bridgeport, and from where
Where Bridgeport clocks in
5% of workers
4% of workers
3% 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.
Working from home in Bridgeport
of Bridgeport workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 195 commuters (the 16% who work from home are left out). Across California: 79% drive alone, 3% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
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 Bridgeport: questions
What is the median household income in Bridgeport?
$120,850 (±$69,357) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bridgeport?
5.4%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Bridgeport work?
12% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mammoth Lakes (5%, 45 mi), Fresno (4%, 107 mi), Sacramento (3%, 124 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bridgeport without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bridgeport, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bridgeport
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.