Photo: Elipongo · Public domainWith 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Broad Brook works elsewhere
The average commute takes 24 minutes each way (Connecticut 27, U.S. 26). 263 jobs are based in Broad Brook for 2,011 working residents. Only 2% work in Broad Brook itself; outside it, Hartford draws the most (12%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Broad Brook apart
Broad Brook on a workday afternoon
On a workday 1,971 residents head out to work, 40 work right here, and 223 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,900 people are in Broad Brook on a workday afternoon, 48% 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.
The places Broad Brook commutes to
Where Broad Brook clocks in
12% of workers
9% of workers
8% 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.
The kinds of work in Broad Brook
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Broad Brook, 2013 → 2023: 185 → 263. 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 Broad Brook’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Broad Brook spends getting to work: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Broad Brook workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,571 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.
How far Broad Brook’s workers travel
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.
Work in the towns next to Broad Brook
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Broad Brook workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broad Brook | – | — | — | 24 min | $97,625 |
| Ellington | under 3% | A+ | C+ | 31 min | $129,913 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Broad Brook’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 Broad Brook: questions
What is the median household income in Broad Brook?
$97,625 (±$42,402) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Broad Brook?
9.9%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Broad Brook?
24 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Broad Brook work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hartford (12%, 12 mi), East Windsor (9%, 1 mi), Windsor (8%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Broad Brook without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Broad Brook, from the people who make the trip.
More of Broad Brook
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.