Photo: Doncram · CC BY-SA 3.0Household incomes in Goshen top those of 95% of U.S. towns
The poverty rate is 4.5% (Connecticut 10.0%). For jobs and income Goshen is better than 72% of U.S. towns (B+); for walkability it is more walkable than 60% of U.S. towns (B). Only 6% work in Goshen; the top destination outside it is Torrington (12%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Goshen in brief
Goshen workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 42 minutes each way, against 27 across Connecticut. Over a year that’s about 322 hours of commuting, 115 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (25 to 30 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Goshen is a place people come home to
There are 398 jobs based in Goshen, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Goshen has about 2,400 people in it, 28% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Goshen’s workforce skews older
37% of Goshen’s working residents are 55 or older. 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.
Inside Goshen’s Jobs & income grade
Household income holds Goshen’s grade up ($152,093, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (5.3%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Goshen could be anywhere from B to A.
The daily trip from Goshen: about 42 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Goshen workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,485 commuters (the 13% 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 daily commute in and out of Goshen
On a workday 1,232 residents head out to work, 81 work right here, and 317 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,400 people are in Goshen on a workday afternoon, 28% fewer than live here.
0.30 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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.
The 398 jobs based in Goshen
398 jobs are based in Goshen.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Goshen, 2013 → 2023: 273 → 398. 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 Goshen’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where people from Goshen work
Where Goshen clocks in
12% of workers
8% of workers
4% 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 distance from Goshen to work
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.
Few in Goshen walk, bike or ride to work
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 7.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 7.1% across Connecticut, on an EPA index of 5.6.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,714 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 0.9% of Goshen households have no vehicle (Connecticut 8.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 6% of Goshen’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Goshen is 1,165th among 4,593 U.S. towns of 2,300 to 4,500
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 40 | Andover CT | 3,173 | $135K | 1.8% | 0.4% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 190 | Woodmont CT | 2,391 | $91K | 1.9% | 2.8% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 378 | Lyme CT | 2,424 | $135K | 2.9% | 2.9% | 8% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,163 | Resort Township MI | 2,821 | $104K | 4.2% | 3.1% | 6% | B+ |
| 1,164 | Licking Township OH | 2,347 | $124K | 1.3% | 5.8% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,165 | Goshen CT | 3,298 | $152K | 4.5% | 5.3% | 6% | B+ |
| 1,166 | Union Township IN | 3,481 | $77K | 9.6% | 0.6% | 5% | B+ |
| 1,167 | Hayfield Township PA | 2,720 | $72K | 5.8% | 0.8% | 8% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,593 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Goshen, the top three, the last and three more from Connecticut.
Next door is work for 20% of Goshen
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Goshen workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goshen | – | B+ | B | 42 min | $152,093 |
| Cornwall | under 2% | B | A− | 30 min | $128,864 |
| Torrington | 12% | C+ | A− | 25 min | $70,856 |
| Norfolk | under 2% | B− | B | 27 min | $91,548 |
| Litchfield | 8% | B+ | B+ | 25 min | $102,609 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Torrington. Darker towns draw more of Goshen’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 Goshen: questions
What is the median household income in Goshen?
$152,093 (±$27,193) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Goshen?
4.5%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Goshen?
42 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Goshen work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Torrington (12%, 5 mi), Litchfield (8%, 8 mi), Waterbury (4%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Goshen walkable?
Goshen is more walkable than 60% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 5.6 out of 20, and 7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Goshen without a car?
6% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Goshen, from the people who make the trip.
More of Goshen
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. 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.