With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Ball Pond works elsewhere
There are 37 jobs in Ball Pond for 987 working residents. Hardly any work in Ball Pond; the top destination outside it is Danbury (22%, 5 miles). The trip to work takes 39 minutes on average, next to 27 for Connecticut and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Ball Pond at work: what stands out
Ball Pond is a place people come home to
There are 37 jobs based in Ball Pond, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Ball Pond has about 1,700 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Ball Pond workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 39 minutes each way, against 27 across Connecticut. Over a year that’s about 299 hours of commuting, 92 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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 987 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
A workday in Ball Pond: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 982 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 32 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,700 people are in Ball Pond on a workday afternoon, 36% fewer than live here.
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 39 minutes to work from Ball Pond
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ball Pond workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 995 commuters (the 18% 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.
The places Ball Pond commutes to
Where Ball Pond clocks in
22% of workers
9% of workers
4% 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.
In Ball Pond, 30% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ball Pond, 2013 → 2023: 156 → 37. 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 Ball Pond’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Ball Pond
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.
Next door to Ball Pond
The biggest share goes to Patterson (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ball Pond workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ball Pond | – | — | — | 39 min | $130,417 |
| Taylor Corners | under 3% | — | — | 48 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Taylor Corners: 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 Ball Pond’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 Ball Pond: questions
What is the median household income in Ball Pond?
$130,417 (±$54,024) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ball Pond?
4.3%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ball Pond?
39 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ball Pond work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Danbury (22%, 5 mi), New Fairfield (9%, 3 mi), Stamford (4%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ball Pond without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ball Pond, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ball Pond
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.