Most of Falls Village commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
Falls Village has 72 jobs for 187 working residents. Only 2% stay in Falls Village for work; outside it, Canaan is the main destination (17%, 2 miles). For 44% of workers, the job is at home, next to 16% for Connecticut as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Falls Village by day
On a workday 183 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 68 people come in from elsewhere.
About 300 people are in Falls Village on a workday afternoon, 28% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where Falls Village’s working residents head each day
Where Falls Village clocks in
17% of workers
12% of workers
9% 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.
Falls Village is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Falls Village, 2014 → 2024: 53 → 72. 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 Falls Village’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Falls Village’s commute takes about 15 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Falls Village workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 110 commuters (the 44% 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 distance from Falls Village 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.
Around Falls Village: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Salisbury (9%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Falls Village workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falls Village | – | — | — | 15 min | $53,750 |
| Salisbury | 9% | B− | A− | 20 min | $124,256 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Falls Village’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 Falls Village: questions
What is the median household income in Falls Village?
$53,750 (±$39,620) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Falls Village?
37.6%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Falls Village?
15 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 44% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Falls Village work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Canaan (17%, 2 mi), North Canaan (12%, 5 mi), Salisbury (9%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Falls Village without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Falls Village, from the people who make the trip.
More of Falls Village
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.