Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 4.0Coventry Lake has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.0 for each
Employers in Coventry Lake report 53 jobs for 1,303 working residents. Hardly any stay in Coventry Lake for work; outside it, Hartford is the main destination (11%, 18 miles). Commuters spend 26 minutes getting to work on average, next to 27 for Connecticut and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Coventry Lake apart on work
How many people are in Coventry Lake by day
On a workday 1,297 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 47 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,400 people are in Coventry Lake on a workday afternoon, 47% 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 Coventry Lake work
Where Coventry Lake clocks in
11% of workers
8% of workers
7% 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.
Jobs in Coventry Lake: what the 53 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Coventry Lake, 2013 → 2023: 63 → 53. 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 Coventry Lake’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Coventry Lake’s commute takes about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Coventry Lake workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,134 commuters (the 13% 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.
How far Coventry Lake 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.
How Coventry Lake compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Coventry Lake workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coventry Lake | – | — | — | 26 min | $73,224 |
| South Coventry | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. South Coventry: 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 Coventry Lake’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 Coventry Lake: questions
What is the median household income in Coventry Lake?
$73,224 (±$22,538) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Coventry Lake?
15.7%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Coventry Lake?
26 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Coventry Lake work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hartford (11%, 18 mi), Manchester (8%, 10 mi), Mansfield (7%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Coventry Lake without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Coventry Lake, from the people who make the trip.
More of Coventry Lake
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.