Photo: Pi.1415926535 · CC BY-SA 4.0Cornwall Bridge has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.6 for each
58 jobs are based in Cornwall Bridge, and 105 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Cornwall Bridge itself; outside it, Sharon draws the most (8%, 5 miles). The trip to work takes 35 minutes on average; Connecticut averages 27, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Cornwall Bridge, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 104 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 57 people come in from elsewhere.
About 200 people are in Cornwall Bridge on a workday afternoon, 19% 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.
Where people from Cornwall Bridge work
Where Cornwall Bridge clocks in
8% of workers
7% of workers
4% 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.
66% of the jobs in Cornwall Bridge pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cornwall Bridge, 2013 → 2023: 31 → 58. 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 Cornwall Bridge’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Cornwall Bridge: about 35 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cornwall Bridge workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 81 commuters (the 20% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Cornwall Bridge
About 17% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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.
Bordering towns draw 11% of Cornwall Bridge’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cornwall Bridge workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornwall Bridge | – | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Sharon | 8% | C+ | B+ | 30 min | $100,518 |
| Kent | 3% | B | A− | 20 min | $96,064 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Sharon. Darker towns draw more of Cornwall Bridge’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 Cornwall Bridge: questions
What is the poverty rate in Cornwall Bridge?
19.0%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cornwall Bridge?
35 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cornwall Bridge work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sharon (8%, 5 mi), Cornwall (7%, 4 mi), Hartford (4%, 36 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Cornwall Bridge without a car?
6% 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 Cornwall Bridge, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cornwall Bridge
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.