Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domainHow Hazardville works: jobs, income and commuting
The average commute takes 24 minutes each way, where Connecticut has 27 and the U.S. 26. Only 4% stay in Hazardville for work; outside it, Enfield is the main destination (17%, 1 miles). Employers in Hazardville report 3,068 jobs; 3,234 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Hazardville apart on work
In and out of Hazardville on a workday
On a workday 3,109 residents head out to work, 125 work right here, and 2,943 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 (0.95 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.
The places Hazardville commutes to
Where Hazardville clocks in
8% of workers
7% 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.
What Hazardville’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hazardville, 2013 → 2023: 2,505 → 3,068. 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 Hazardville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Hazardville spends getting to work: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hazardville workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,804 commuters (the 11% 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 far Hazardville’s workers travel
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.
The towns around Hazardville
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hazardville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazardville | – | — | — | 24 min | $81,893 |
| Sherwood Manor | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Southwood Acres | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Somers | under 2% | A | C | 28 min | $124,705 |
Same-state neighbors only. Sherwood Manor and Southwood Acres: 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 Hazardville’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 Hazardville: questions
What is the median household income in Hazardville?
$81,893 (±$20,337) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hazardville?
5.8%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hazardville?
24 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hazardville work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Enfield (17%, 1 mi), Hartford (8%, 17 mi), Springfield (7%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hazardville without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hazardville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hazardville
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.