Most of Byram commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Byram report 659 jobs, against 1,687 working residents. Only 2% work in Byram; the top destination outside it is Greenwich (31%, 3 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 20 minutes, where Connecticut has 27 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Byram, in a few figures
A lot of Byram workers cross into New York
28% of Byram workers work outside Connecticut, most of them in New York, the Census survey finds. The commute map ↓
Byram’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Byram is New York City, NY, 28 miles away as the crow flies. 15% of working residents (251) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Commutes from Byram are quick
The average trip to work takes 20 minutes, against 27 across Connecticut. That’s about 54 hours a year less on the road than the typical Connecticut worker, and quicker than any town next door (23 to 28 minutes). 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.
Where Byram’s working residents head each day
Where Byram clocks in
31% of workers
15% of workers
9% 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 Byram goes to work
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.
A commute of about 20 minutes in Byram
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Byram workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,027 commuters (the 15% 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 daily flow of workers through Byram
On a workday 1,646 residents head out to work, 41 work right here, and 618 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,600 people are in Byram 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 2023, primary jobs.
68% of the jobs in Byram pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Byram, 2013 → 2023: 600 → 659. 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 Byram’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Byram and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Rye (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Byram workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byram | – | — | — | 20 min | $99,734 |
| Pemberwick | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Pemberwick: 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 Byram’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 Byram: questions
What is the median household income in Byram?
$99,734 (±$34,711) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Byram?
3.2%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Byram?
20 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Byram work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Greenwich (31%, 3 mi), New York City (15%, 28 mi), Stamford (9%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Byram without a car?
3% 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 Byram, from the people who make the trip.
More of Byram
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.