Photo: Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 3.0Work and commuting in Fenwick
Hardly any work in Fenwick itself; outside it, New Haven draws the most (14%, 30 miles). 57% of workers work from home, against 16% across Connecticut. Working residents average 37 minutes each way, 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
Fenwick on a workday afternoon
On a workday 14 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 24 people come in from elsewhere.
About 54 people are in Fenwick on a workday afternoon, 23% more than live here.
1.7 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
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 Fenwick’s workforce comes from
Where Fenwick clocks in
14% of workers
14% of workers
14% 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.
Most jobs in Fenwick are in services
24 jobs are based in Fenwick.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fenwick, 2013 → 2023: 16 → 24. 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 Fenwick’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Fenwick takes about 37 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fenwick workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 15 commuters (the 57% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Fenwick
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.
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 Fenwick: questions
What is the median household income in Fenwick?
$171,042 (±$45,544) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fenwick?
0.0%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fenwick?
37 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 57% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fenwick work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New Haven (14%, 30 mi), Westbrook (14%, 7 mi), Old Saybrook (14%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Fenwick without a car?
0% 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 Fenwick, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fenwick
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.