Most of Groton Long Point commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Groton Long Point itself; outside it, Groton draws the most (26%, 3 miles). Employers in Groton Long Point report 15 jobs for 157 working residents. 10% of workers have no commute at all; Connecticut has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Groton Long Point
On a workday 156 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 14 people come in from elsewhere.
About 380 people are in Groton Long Point on a workday afternoon, 27% 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 2023, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Groton Long Point’s residents
Where Groton Long Point clocks in
26% of workers
9% of workers
8% 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 Groton Long Point are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Groton Long Point, 2013 → 2023: 8 → 15. 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 Groton Long Point’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 33 minutes each way, longer than most of Connecticut
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Groton Long Point workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 241 commuters (the 10% 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.
Where in the region Groton Long Point works
About 18% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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 Groton Long Point: questions
What is the median household income in Groton Long Point?
$172,500 (±$58,305) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Groton Long Point?
9.2%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Groton Long Point?
33 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Groton Long Point work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Groton (26%, 3 mi), Stonington (9%, 6 mi), Waterford (8%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Groton Long Point without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Groton Long Point, from the people who make the trip.
More of Groton Long Point
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.