Photo: Hayden Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Cos Cob
Commuters spend 29 minutes getting to work on average; the Connecticut average is 27, the U.S. 26. Working from home is the commute for 30% of workers, against 16% across Connecticut. Only 5% stay in Cos Cob for work; outside it, Greenwich is the main destination (27%, 2 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Cos Cob: the gist
A lot of Cos Cob works from home
30% of Cos Cob workers work from home, against 16% across Connecticut. Time on the road ↓
Cos Cob’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Cos Cob is New York City, NY, 32 miles away as the crow flies. 18% of working residents (474) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
A lot of Cos Cob workers cross into New York
19% of Cos Cob workers work outside Connecticut, most of them in New York, the Census survey finds. The commute map ↓
Many of the people who work in Cos Cob live in another state
New York City, NY (5%), Rye, NY (5%) and New Rochelle, NY (2%) are among the top places Cos Cob’s workers come from. Counting only the top ten home towns, 13% of the jobs here are held by people from out of state. The commute map ↓
Three in four Cos Cob workers earn over $40,000 a year
77% of Cos Cob’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. 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.
About 29 minutes each way, longer than most of Connecticut
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cos Cob workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,621 commuters (the 30% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Cos Cob
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.
Where the trip to work from Cos Cob ends
Where Cos Cob clocks in
27% of workers
18% of workers
14% 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.
65% of the jobs in Cos Cob pay over $3,333 a month
1,750 jobs are based in Cos Cob.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cos Cob, 2013 → 2023: 1,391 → 1,750. 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 Cos Cob’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who works in Cos Cob, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 2,450 residents head out to work, 140 work right here, and 1,610 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,700 people are in Cos Cob on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
0.68 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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.
Next door to Cos Cob
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cos Cob workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cos Cob | – | — | — | 29 min | $190,481 |
| Riverside | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Indian Field | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Riverside and Indian Field: 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 Cos Cob’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 Cos Cob: questions
What is the median household income in Cos Cob?
$190,481 (±$30,784) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cos Cob?
5.6%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cos Cob?
29 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 30% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cos Cob work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Greenwich (27%, 2 mi), New York City (18%, 32 mi), Stamford (14%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Cos Cob without a car?
14% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cos Cob, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cos Cob
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.