Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 4.0Household incomes in Cromwell are higher than in 84% of U.S. towns
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 3.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 31.8 in Stamford. Below the poverty line: 5.9% of residents; Connecticut has 10.0%. Cromwell grades A for jobs and income and A− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Cromwell at work: what stands out
Cromwell trades workers with the towns around it
Cromwell has about as many jobs (7,102) as working residents (6,779), but they are mostly different people: 6,216 residents leave for work each day while 6,539 people come in. Only 8% of the jobs in Cromwell are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Cromwell draws workers from far and wide
The 7,102 jobs in Cromwell are filled from a wide area. Cromwell’s own residents hold 8% and the ten next-biggest home towns 35%; the other 57% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Cromwell
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Cromwell is better than 92% of U.S. towns, #26 of 155 in Connecticut. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 89% of U.S. towns); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (2.8%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Cromwell could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Cromwell by day and by night
On a workday 6,216 residents head out to work, 563 work right here, and 6,539 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.05 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
13% of working residents work in Hartford
Where Cromwell clocks in
13% of workers
5% 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 Cromwell: what the 7,102 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cromwell, 2013 → 2023: 6,941 → 7,102. 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 Cromwell’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Cromwell, about 24 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cromwell workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,943 commuters (the 18% 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 Cromwell
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.
Walkable streets, thin transit: Cromwell
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Cromwell is more walkable than 79% of U.S. towns, #42 of 155 in Connecticut. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 3.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 7.1% across Connecticut.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 7,281 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 35% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 9% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 3.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 77% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.8% of Cromwell households have no vehicle (Connecticut 8.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Cromwell’s commuters take a bus or train.
Cromwell is 303rd of 2,227 U.S. towns of 10,000 to 19,000 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 133 | Ellington CT | 16,594 | $130K | 2.4% | 2.7% | 10% | A+ |
| 134 | Tolland CT | 14,752 | $133K | 5.3% | 1.2% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 146 | Colchester CT | 15,825 | $122K | 3.9% | 1.7% | 16% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 301 | East Greenbush NY | 16,561 | $105K | 5.0% | 2.2% | 14% | A |
| 302 | Putnam Valley NY | 11,762 | $138K | 4.2% | 2.6% | 7% | A |
| 303 | Cromwell CT | 14,350 | $111K | 5.9% | 2.8% | 8% | A |
| 304 | Sugar Creek Township IN | 18,299 | $101K | 5.6% | 2.0% | 7% | A |
| 305 | Penn Township PA | 10,693 | $88K | 4.7% | 0.8% | 10% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,227 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Cromwell, the top three, the last and three more from Connecticut.
Cromwell and its neighbors: 15% work next door
The biggest share goes to Middletown (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cromwell workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cromwell | – | A | A− | 24 min | $110,596 |
| Middletown | 8% | B | A | 23 min | $79,438 |
| Portland | under 3% | A | C+ | 28 min | $118,929 |
| Berlin | 2% | A+ | B− | 21 min | $113,598 |
| Rocky Hill | 5% | A | B+ | 21 min | $99,941 |
| Glastonbury | under 3% | A+ | C+ | 24 min | $157,192 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cromwell’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 Cromwell: questions
What is the median household income in Cromwell?
$110,596 (±$9,921) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cromwell?
5.9%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cromwell?
24 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cromwell work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hartford (13%, 10 mi), Middletown (8%, 5 mi), Rocky Hill (5%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Cromwell walkable?
Cromwell is more walkable than 79% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 9.6 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Cromwell without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 9% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cromwell, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cromwell
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.