Work, pay and getting to work in Georgetown
Only 2% work in Georgetown itself; outside it, New York City draws the most (15%, 48 miles). For 25% of workers, the job is at home, where Connecticut as a whole has 16%. A typical one-way commute lasts 33 minutes, 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
The work figures that set Georgetown apart
Georgetown’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Georgetown is New York City, NY, 48 miles away as the crow flies. 15% of working residents (112) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Three in four Georgetown workers earn over $40,000 a year
77% of Georgetown’s working residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
Home offices are common in Georgetown
25% of Georgetown 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 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 747 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How far it is to work from Georgetown
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.
Inside Georgetown’s 900 jobs
900 jobs are based in Georgetown.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Georgetown, 2013 → 2023: 768 → 900. 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 Georgetown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Georgetown takes about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Georgetown workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 866 commuters (the 25% 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.
How a workday changes Georgetown
On a workday 732 residents head out to work, 15 work right here, and 885 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.20 per resident).
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 Georgetown’s working residents head each day
Where Georgetown clocks in
15% of workers
14% of workers
11% 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.
Work in the towns next to Georgetown
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Georgetown workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgetown | – | — | — | 33 min | $181,364 |
| Ridgefield | 2% | A | B+ | 33 min | $179,219 |
| Branchville | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Weston | under 2% | A | B | 47 min | $250,000+ |
Same-state neighbors only. Branchville: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Ridgefield. Darker towns draw more of Georgetown’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 Georgetown: questions
What is the median household income in Georgetown?
$181,364 (±$53,250) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Georgetown?
0.4%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Georgetown?
33 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 25% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Georgetown work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (15%, 48 mi), Stamford (14%, 13 mi), Wilton (11%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Georgetown without a car?
2% 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 Georgetown, from the people who make the trip.
More of Georgetown
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.