Photo: Elipongo · Public domainHouseholds in East Windsor have higher incomes than those in 74% of U.S. towns
About one in ten work in East Windsor itself; outside it, Hartford draws the most (12%, 11 miles). Below the poverty line: 7.2% of residents, where Connecticut as a whole has 10.0%. The two grades for East Windsor are A− for jobs and income and C+ for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in East Windsor: the gist
Commutes from East Windsor are quick
The average trip to work takes 22 minutes, against 27 across Connecticut. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Connecticut worker. Time on the road ↓
East Windsor draws workers from far and wide
The 6,628 jobs in East Windsor are filled from a wide area. East Windsor’s own residents hold 7% and the ten next-biggest home towns 38%; the other 55% 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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Income, poverty and work: East Windsor’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, East Windsor is better than 78% of U.S. towns, #86 of 155 in Connecticut. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 82% of U.S. towns); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (4.0%, 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, East Windsor could be anywhere from B− to A+.
About 22 minutes each way, quicker than most of Connecticut
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of East Windsor workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,880 commuters (the 20% 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.
Where people from East Windsor work
Where East Windsor clocks in
12% of workers
8% 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.
The daily flow of workers through East Windsor
On a workday 4,783 residents head out to work, 442 work right here, and 6,186 people come in from elsewhere.
About 13,000 people are in East Windsor on a workday afternoon, 12% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.27 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Jobs in East Windsor: what the 6,628 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in East Windsor, 2014 → 2024: 7,496 → 6,628. 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 East Windsor’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far East Windsor goes to work
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.
In East Windsor, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, East Windsor is more walkable than 37% of U.S. towns, #116 of 155 in Connecticut. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.6% 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 6,071 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 25% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 18% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 71% 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). 5.5% of East Windsor households have no vehicle (Connecticut 8.8%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of East Windsor’s commuters take a bus or train.
East Windsor places 809th of 2,507 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 8,000 to 15,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 143 | Tolland CT | 14,752 | $133K | 5.3% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 164 | Oxford CT | 13,311 | $129K | 4.0% | 2.3% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 194 | Orange CT | 14,416 | $142K | 3.9% | 3.3% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 807 | Kent NY | 12,895 | $129K | 6.6% | 4.4% | 7% | A− |
| 808 | Tiburon CA | 8,881 | $233K | 1.9% | 10.5% | 7% | A− |
| 809 | East Windsor CT | 11,342 | $96K | 7.2% | 4.0% | 8% | A− |
| 810 | Chester Township OH | 9,995 | $111K | 7.7% | 4.3% | 8% | A− |
| 811 | Corona de Tucson AZ | 9,566 | $133K | 2.6% | 4.6% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,507 | Roma TX | 11,543 | $25K | 37.1% | 12.4% | 19% | 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 East Windsor, the top three, the last and three more from Connecticut.
Bordering towns draw 22% of East Windsor’s workers
The biggest share goes to Windsor (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | East Windsor workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Windsor | – | A− | C+ | 22 min | $96,250 |
| Enfield | 6% | B+ | B− | 24 min | $90,404 |
| Ellington | under 3% | A+ | C+ | 31 min | $129,913 |
| Windsor | 8% | A− | A− | 21 min | $104,725 |
| South Windsor | 5% | A+ | B− | 23 min | $144,961 |
| Windsor Locks | 3% | B | B+ | 22 min | $81,205 |
| Southwood Acres | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Southwood Acres: 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 East Windsor’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 East Windsor: questions
What is the median household income in East Windsor?
$96,250 (±$14,008) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in East Windsor?
7.2%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from East Windsor?
22 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in East Windsor work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hartford (12%, 11 mi), Windsor (8%, 6 mi), Enfield (6%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is East Windsor walkable?
East Windsor is more walkable than 37% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 7.4 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around East Windsor without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 18% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from East Windsor, from the people who make the trip.
More of East Windsor
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. 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.