Photo: Elipongo · Public domainCrystal Lake has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any stay in Crystal Lake for work; outside it, Hartford is the main destination (13%, 19 miles). Employers in Crystal Lake report 167 jobs; 1,083 of its residents have a job. Commuters spend 39 minutes getting to work on average, where Connecticut has 27 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Crystal Lake: the figures worth knowing
Crystal Lake workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 39 minutes each way, against 27 across Connecticut. Over a year that’s about 299 hours of commuting, 92 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (26 to 32 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Crystal Lake is a place people come home to
There are 167 jobs based in Crystal Lake, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Crystal Lake has about 1,100 people in it, 45% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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.
The trip to work from Crystal Lake: about 39 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Crystal Lake workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 853 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.
A workday in Crystal Lake: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 1,079 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 163 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,100 people are in Crystal Lake on a workday afternoon, 45% 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 the trip to work from Crystal Lake ends
Where Crystal Lake clocks in
13% of workers
11% 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.
32% of the jobs in Crystal Lake make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Crystal Lake, 2013 → 2023: 75 → 167. 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 Crystal Lake’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Crystal Lake
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.
Crystal Lake and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Crystal Lake workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Lake | – | — | — | 39 min | $143,882 |
| Willington | under 3% | A− | D | 26 min | $91,114 |
| Stafford | under 3% | B | D | 26 min | $93,235 |
| Tolland | under 3% | A+ | C− | 32 min | $133,264 |
| Stafford Springs | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Somers | under 3% | A | C | 28 min | $124,705 |
Same-state neighbors only. Stafford Springs: 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 Crystal 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 Crystal Lake: questions
What is the median household income in Crystal Lake?
$143,882 (±$28,755) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Crystal Lake?
1.7%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Crystal Lake?
39 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Crystal Lake work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hartford (13%, 19 mi), Ellington (11%, 4 mi), Manchester (5%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Crystal Lake without a car?
5% 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 Crystal Lake, from the people who make the trip.
More of Crystal 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.