There are 1.8 jobs in Cannondale for every working resident, and 276 people commute in
Only 2% work in Cannondale; the top destination outside it is New York City (19%, 47 miles). Cannondale has 279 jobs for 156 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 38% of workers; Connecticut has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Cannondale
On a workday 153 residents head out to work and 3 work right here.
About 880 people are in Cannondale on a workday afternoon, 16% more than live here.
1.8 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
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 towns that send workers to Cannondale
Where Cannondale clocks in
19% of workers
12% of workers
10% 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.
Cannondale is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cannondale, 2013 → 2023: 136 → 279. 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 Cannondale’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Cannondale takes about 37 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cannondale workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 187 commuters (the 38% 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.
Miles to work from Cannondale
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.
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.
- A ceiling on income. The Census stops at $250,000+, so the true median may be higher.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Cannondale: questions
What is the median household income in Cannondale?
$250,000+ (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cannondale?
0.0%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cannondale?
37 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 38% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cannondale work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (19%, 47 mi), Stamford (12%, 11 mi), Norwalk (10%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Cannondale 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 Cannondale, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cannondale
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.