Photo: Morrowlong · CC BY-SA 3.0With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Hartland works elsewhere
For jobs and income Hartland is better than 88% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns (D). 135 jobs are based in Hartland; 955 of its residents have a job. Household incomes here are higher than in 85% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Hartland at work: what stands out
Hartland is a place people come home to
There are 135 jobs based in Hartland, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Hartland has about 1,100 people in it, 43% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Hartland workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 27 across Connecticut. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. 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 955 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Inside Hartland’s Jobs & income grade
Household income is its strongest input ($113,375, U.S. $80,734); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 59% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Hartland could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
How a workday changes Hartland
On a workday 896 residents head out to work, 59 work right here, and 76 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,100 people are in Hartland on a workday afternoon, 43% 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.
About 35 minutes each way for Hartland’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hartland workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 789 commuters (the 22% 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 places Hartland commutes to
Where Hartland clocks in
9% of workers
6% of workers
5% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hartland, 2013 → 2023: 94 → 135. 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 Hartland’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Hartland, 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.
Most trips from Hartland start in a car
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 7.1% across Connecticut.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,011 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). 4.0% of Hartland households have no vehicle (Connecticut 8.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Hartland’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 5,921 U.S. towns of 1,300 to 2,600, Hartland comes 425th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 166 | Newtown CT | 1,980 | $165K | 2.0% | 3.3% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 172 | Woodmont CT | 2,391 | $91K | 1.9% | 2.8% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 189 | Bridgewater CT | 1,677 | $159K | 3.0% | 3.6% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 423 | Presquille LA | 2,062 | $112K | 1.1% | 14.9% | 1% | A |
| 424 | River Heights UT | 2,253 | $118K | 5.5% | 2.2% | 1% | A |
| 425 | Hartland CT | 1,928 | $113K | 4.7% | 2.4% | 6% | A |
| 426 | Spring Prairie WI | 2,109 | $108K | 2.9% | 2.9% | 3% | A |
| 427 | Aztalan WI | 1,373 | $105K | 4.8% | 1.4% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 5,921 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | 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 Hartland, the top three, the last and three more from Connecticut.
Work in the towns next to Hartland
The biggest share goes to Granby (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hartland workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartland | – | A | D | 35 min | $113,375 |
| Granby | 4% | A+ | C+ | 28 min | $120,275 |
| North Granby | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Barkhamsted | under 3% | B+ | C+ | 28 min | $123,544 |
| Colebrook | under 3% | B | C+ | 34 min | $111,250 |
Same-state neighbors only. North Granby: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hartland’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 Hartland: questions
What is the median household income in Hartland?
$113,375 (±$13,472) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hartland?
4.7%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hartland?
35 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hartland work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hartford (9%, 22 mi), Simsbury (6%, 11 mi), Windsor (5%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Hartland walkable?
Hartland is more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.3 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hartland without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hartland, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hartland
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.