Jobs and the daily commute in Glenville
Hardly any stay in Glenville for work; outside it, Greenwich is the main destination (29%, 2 miles). The average commute takes 33 minutes each way, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. There are 910 jobs in Glenville; 1,052 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Glenville, in brief
Glenville trades workers with the towns around it
Glenville has about as many jobs (910) as working residents (1,052), but they are mostly different people: 1,042 residents leave for work each day while 900 people come in. Only 1% of the jobs in Glenville are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Glenville workers cross into New York
36% of Glenville workers work outside Connecticut, most of them in New York, the Census survey finds. The commute map ↓
Short distances, slow trips
Half of Glenville’s working residents have a job less than 9 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 33 minutes, longer than the Connecticut average of 27. Time on the road ↓
Glenville’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Glenville is New York City, NY, 30 miles away as the crow flies. 19% of working residents (195) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Three in four Glenville workers earn over $40,000 a year
79% of Glenville’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 ↓
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.
Who works in Glenville, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 1,042 residents head out to work, 10 work right here, and 900 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 (0.87 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 Glenville’s working residents head each day
Where Glenville clocks in
29% of workers
19% 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.
Each way, about 33 minutes from Glenville
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Glenville workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,088 commuters (the 21% 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 commute from Glenville, by distance
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.
In Glenville, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Glenville, 2013 → 2023: 765 → 910. 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 Glenville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Work in the towns next to Glenville
The biggest share goes to Rye (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Glenville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenville | – | — | — | 33 min | $220,865 |
| Pemberwick | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Rock Ridge | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Pemberwick and Rock Ridge: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Glenville’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 Glenville: questions
What is the median household income in Glenville?
$220,865 (±$77,191) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Glenville?
7.0%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Glenville?
33 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Glenville work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Greenwich (29%, 2 mi), New York City (19%, 30 mi), Stamford (11%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Glenville without a car?
18% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Glenville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Glenville
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.