Photo: Sage Ross · CC BY-SA 3.0Household incomes in Avon are higher than in 95% of U.S. towns
34% of workers have no commute at all, next to 16% for Connecticut as a whole. 4.8% of residents live below the poverty line, next to 10.0% for Connecticut as a whole. For jobs and income Avon is better than 91% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is more walkable than 67% of U.S. towns (B+).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Avon
Avon trades workers with the towns around it
Avon has about as many jobs (7,932) as working residents (7,976), but they are mostly different people: 7,214 residents leave for work each day while 7,170 people come in. Only 10% of the jobs in Avon are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Avon works from home
34% of Avon workers work from home, against 16% across Connecticut. Time on the road ↓
Three in four Avon workers earn over $40,000 a year
77% of Avon’s working residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
Avon draws workers from far and wide
The 7,932 jobs in Avon are filled from a wide area. Avon’s own residents hold 10% and the ten next-biggest home towns 35%; the other 55% come from many towns beyond those. 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.
Jobs & income in Avon: the grade in detail
Household income is its strongest input ($154,058, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.8%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Avon could be anywhere from A− to A+.
In and out of Avon on a workday
On a workday 7,214 residents head out to work, 762 work right here, and 7,170 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.99 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
About 25 minutes to work from Avon
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Avon workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,048 commuters (the 34% who work from home are left out). Across Connecticut: 82% drive alone, 4% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Inside Avon’s 7,932 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Avon, 2013 → 2023: 6,922 → 7,932. 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 Avon’s own residents hold wherever they work.
17% of working residents work in Hartford
Where Avon clocks in
17% of workers
8% of workers
5% 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.
How far it is to work from Avon
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.
Few in Avon walk, bike or ride to work
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 9,118 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 8% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, <1% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 60% 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). 4.0% of Avon households have no vehicle (Connecticut 8.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 3% of Avon’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Avon ranks: 320th of 2,023 U.S. towns of 13,000 to 26,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 55 | North Haven CT | 24,799 | $133K | 4.1% | 2.0% | 13% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 63 | Berlin CT | 20,698 | $114K | 3.4% | 2.0% | 11% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 119 | Ellington CT | 16,594 | $130K | 2.4% | 2.7% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 318 | Farmington MN | 25,425 | $124K | 5.1% | 3.4% | 10% | A |
| 319 | Falls Church VA | 15,159 | $143K | 4.0% | 5.0% | 8% | A |
| 320 | Avon CT | 19,096 | $154K | 4.8% | 3.8% | 10% | A |
| 321 | Westford MA | 24,853 | $187K | 3.2% | 4.8% | 11% | A |
| 322 | Norton MA | 19,559 | $125K | 4.7% | 3.6% | 7% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,023 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Avon, the top three, the last and three more from Connecticut.
Next door is work for 20% of Avon
The biggest share goes to Farmington (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Avon workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avon | – | A | B+ | 25 min | $154,058 |
| Burlington | under 3% | A | C | 29 min | $165,120 |
| Simsbury | 3% | A | B+ | 26 min | $157,907 |
| Farmington | 8% | A+ | A− | 24 min | $141,120 |
| Canton | under 3% | A | B− | 29 min | $117,991 |
| Collinsville | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| West Hartford | 5% | A | A | 22 min | $129,890 |
| Bloomfield | 4% | A− | A− | 23 min | $98,725 |
Same-state neighbors only. Collinsville: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Avon’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 Avon: questions
What is the median household income in Avon?
$154,058 (±$13,311) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Avon?
4.8%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Avon?
25 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 34% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Avon work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hartford (17%, 9 mi), Farmington (8%, 4 mi), West Hartford (5%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Avon walkable?
Avon is more walkable than 67% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 6.9 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Avon without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. <1% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Avon, from the people who make the trip.
More of Avon
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.