Photo: Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0Bethlehem Village has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
362 jobs are based in Bethlehem Village for 850 working residents. Only 4% work in Bethlehem Village; the top destination outside it is Bethlehem (8%, 1 miles). Working residents average 30 minutes each way, next to 27 for Connecticut and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Bethlehem Village: the figures worth knowing
Three in four Bethlehem Village workers earn over $40,000 a year
76% of Bethlehem Village’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 ↓
Bethlehem Village’s workforce skews older
36% of Bethlehem Village’s working residents are 55 or older. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 850 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Factories, building and farms: 31% of the jobs in Bethlehem Village
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bethlehem Village, 2014 → 2024: 437 → 362. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Bethlehem Village’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many people are in Bethlehem Village by day
On a workday 814 residents head out to work, 36 work right here, and 326 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,700 people are in Bethlehem Village on a workday afternoon, 22% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Bethlehem Village ends
Where Bethlehem Village clocks in
8% 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.
Time on the road from Bethlehem Village: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bethlehem Village workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,105 commuters (the 13% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Bethlehem Village
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Bethlehem Village and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bethlehem Village workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethlehem Village | – | — | — | 30 min | $109,256 |
| Morris | under 3% | B | C | 29 min | $109,191 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bethlehem Village’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 2024, 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 Bethlehem Village: questions
What is the median household income in Bethlehem Village?
$109,256 (±$13,230) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bethlehem Village?
6.1%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bethlehem Village?
30 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bethlehem Village work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bethlehem (8%, 1 mi), Waterbury (8%, 10 mi), Woodbury (7%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Bethlehem Village without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bethlehem Village, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bethlehem Village
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.