Darien Downtown draws 3,127 commuters a day, with 7.5 jobs for every working resident
Only 5% stay in Darien Downtown for work; outside it, New York City is the main destination (21%, 38 miles). Darien Downtown has 3,147 jobs; 422 of its residents have a job. 34% of workers have no commute at all (Connecticut 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Darien Downtown: the figures worth knowing
Darien Downtown fills up on a workday
Darien Downtown has 3,147 jobs, 7.5 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 4,000 people are in town, 3 times the 1,200 who live here. Day and night ↓
Darien Downtown’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Darien Downtown is New York City, NY, 38 miles away as the crow flies. 21% of working residents (89) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
A lot of Darien Downtown works from home
35% of Darien Downtown workers work from home, against 16% across Connecticut. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 422 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How many people are in Darien Downtown by day
On a workday 402 residents head out to work and 20 work right here.
About 4,000 people are in Darien Downtown on a workday afternoon, 219% more than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Miles to work from Darien Downtown
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 37 minutes to work from Darien Downtown
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Darien Downtown workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 349 commuters (the 35% 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.
The daily trip into Darien Downtown
Where Darien Downtown clocks in
21% of workers
16% of workers
13% 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.
What Darien Downtown’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Darien Downtown, 2014 → 2024: 3,374 → 3,147. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Darien Downtown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How Darien Downtown compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Darien Downtown workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darien Downtown | – | — | — | 37 min | $166,085 |
| Noroton | under 2% | — | — | 43 min | — |
| Tokeneke | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Noroton Heights | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Noroton, Tokeneke and Noroton Heights: 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 Darien Downtown’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 2024, 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 Darien Downtown: questions
What is the median household income in Darien Downtown?
$166,085 (±$45,143) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Darien Downtown?
4.5%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Darien Downtown?
37 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 34% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Darien Downtown work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (21%, 38 mi), Stamford (16%, 4 mi), Darien (13%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Darien Downtown without a car?
34% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Darien Downtown, from the people who make the trip.
More of Darien Downtown
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.