Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 4.0With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Deep River Center works elsewhere
Deep River Center has 726 jobs, and 1,378 of its residents work somewhere. Only 6% work in Deep River Center; the top destination outside it is Deep River (11%, 2 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 20 minutes, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Deep River Center in brief
Commutes from Deep River Center are quick
The average trip to work takes 20 minutes, against 27 across Connecticut. That’s about 54 hours a year less on the road than the typical Connecticut worker, and quicker than any town next door (25 to 31 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Deep River Center makes and builds things
39% of the jobs based in Deep River Center are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Deep River Center residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 21%. 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.
Deep River Center’s commute takes about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Deep River Center workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,013 commuters (the 22% 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.
Deep River Center works in goods: 39% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Deep River Center, 2013 → 2023: 914 → 726. 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 Deep River Center’s own residents hold wherever they work.
In and out of Deep River Center on a workday
On a workday 1,302 residents head out to work, 76 work right here, and 650 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,800 people are in Deep River Center on a workday afternoon, 27% 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.
The places Deep River Center commutes to
Where Deep River Center clocks in
11% of workers
10% of workers
6% 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.
Deep River Center’s commute, mile by mile
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.
The towns next door employ 16% of Deep River Center
The biggest share goes to Essex (10%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Deep River Center workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deep River Center | – | — | — | 20 min | $71,447 |
| Chester | 6% | B | A− | 28 min | $109,191 |
| Chester Center | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Lyme | under 3% | A | B | 31 min | $135,000 |
| Essex | 10% | A | A | 27 min | $104,395 |
Same-state neighbors only. Chester Center: 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 Deep River Center’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 Deep River Center: questions
What is the median household income in Deep River Center?
$71,447 (±$23,274) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Deep River Center?
10.3%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Deep River Center?
20 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Deep River Center work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Deep River (11%, 2 mi), Essex (10%, 2 mi), Chester (6%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Deep River Center without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 13% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Deep River Center, from the people who make the trip.
More of Deep River Center
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.