Photo: Jerry Dougherty · CC BY 2.5Most of Baltic commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Baltic report 35 jobs, against 535 working residents. The trip to work takes 28 minutes on average, next to 27 for Connecticut and 26 for the U.S. Home is the office for 5% of workers, where Connecticut as a whole has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Baltic: the figures worth knowing
In and out of Baltic on a workday
On a workday 533 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 33 people come in from elsewhere.
About 660 people are in Baltic on a workday afternoon, 43% 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.
13% of working residents work in Norwich
Where Baltic clocks in
13% of workers
11% of workers
7% 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.
Goods jobs make up 40% of work in Baltic
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Baltic, 2013 → 2023: 146 → 35. 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 Baltic’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Baltic: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Baltic workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 599 commuters (the 5% 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.
Where in the region Baltic works
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 is work for 13% of Baltic
Jobs & commute next door
The biggest share goes to Norwich. Darker towns draw more of Baltic’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 Baltic: questions
What is the median household income in Baltic?
$68,958 (±$46,548) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Baltic?
11.6%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Baltic?
28 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Baltic work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Norwich (13%, 4 mi), Groton (11%, 18 mi), Montville (7%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Baltic without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Baltic, from the people who make the trip.
More of Baltic
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.