With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Coleytown works elsewhere
Home is the office for 49% of workers, against 16% across Connecticut. Employers in Coleytown report 668 jobs; 1,216 of its residents have a job. Only 1% work in Coleytown; the top destination outside it is New York City (22%, 47 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Coleytown stands out on work
A lot of Coleytown works from home
49% of Coleytown workers work from home, against 16% across Connecticut. Time on the road ↓
Coleytown’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Coleytown is New York City, NY, 47 miles away as the crow flies. 22% of working residents (269) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Coleytown workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 38 minutes each way, against 27 across Connecticut. Over a year that’s about 291 hours of commuting, 84 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Most jobs here, and most residents’ jobs, pay over $40,000
80% of Coleytown’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, and so do 81% of the jobs based in Coleytown. The jobs ↓
Coleytown has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Coleytown went from 456 in 2013 to 668 in 2023, +46%. The jobs ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
About 38 minutes to work from Coleytown
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Coleytown workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 789 commuters (the 49% 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 Coleytown
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.
Most jobs in Coleytown are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Coleytown, 2013 → 2023: 456 → 668. 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 Coleytown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who commutes out of Coleytown, and who commutes in
On a workday 1,200 residents head out to work, 16 work right here, and 652 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,900 people are in Coleytown on a workday afternoon, 16% 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 Coleytown commutes to
Where Coleytown clocks in
22% of workers
13% of workers
11% 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.
Next door to Coleytown
The biggest share goes to Fairfield (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Coleytown workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coleytown | – | — | — | 38 min | $250,000+ |
| Poplar Plains | under 2% | — | — | 43 min | — |
| Staples | under 2% | — | — | 43 min | — |
| Fairfield | 4% | A− | A | 33 min | $172,432 |
| Weston | under 2% | A | B | 47 min | $250,000+ |
| Westport Village | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Poplar Plains, Staples and Westport Village: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Coleytown’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.
- 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 Coleytown: questions
What is the median household income in Coleytown?
$250,000+ (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Coleytown?
2.0%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Coleytown?
38 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 49% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Coleytown work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (22%, 47 mi), Westport (13%, 4 mi), Stamford (11%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Coleytown without a car?
17% 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 Coleytown, from the people who make the trip.
More of Coleytown
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.