Photo: Jerry Dougherty · CC BY 2.5Households in Hebron earn more than those in 94% of U.S. towns
Home is the office for 27% of workers, where Connecticut as a whole has 16%. Below the poverty line: 4.1% of residents; Connecticut has 10.0%. For jobs and income Hebron is better than 90% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is more walkable than 38% of U.S. towns (C+).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Hebron: the gist
Home offices are common in Hebron
27% of Hebron workers work from home, against 16% across Connecticut. Time on the road ↓
Hebron workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 27 across Connecticut. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Hebron
74% of Hebron residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 55% of the jobs based in Hebron pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 91% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Hebron empties out on a workday
About 6,400 people are in Hebron on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than the 9,300 who live here: 3,900 head out to work and 1,000 come in. Day and night ↓
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.
Income, poverty and work: Hebron’s grade explained
Household income is its strongest input ($142,500, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.6%, U.S. 5.2%). 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, Hebron could be anywhere from A− to A+.
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 Hebron workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,535 commuters (the 27% 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.
What work there is in Hebron: 1,412 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hebron, 2013 → 2023: 1,456 → 1,412. 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 Hebron’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many people are in Hebron by day
On a workday 3,868 residents head out to work, 374 work right here, and 1,038 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,400 people are in Hebron on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.
0.33 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.
14% of working residents work in Hartford
Where Hebron clocks in
14% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Hebron
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.
Getting around Hebron: mostly by car
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 7.1% across Connecticut, on an EPA index of 5.9.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 4,859 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). 2.2% of Hebron households have no vehicle (Connecticut 8.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Hebron’s commuters take a bus or train.
Hebron is 414th of 2,841 U.S. towns of 6,500 to 12,500 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Pimmit Hills VA | 6,589 | $173K | 1.6% | 1.3% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Braddock VA | 6,536 | $212K | 0.9% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 226 | Granby CT | 11,963 | $120K | 3.2% | 2.3% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 249 | Prospect CT | 9,638 | $126K | 3.2% | 3.3% | 7% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 306 | Durham CT | 7,209 | $159K | 3.4% | 3.6% | 8% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 412 | Clarendon Hills IL | 8,681 | $130K | 8.4% | 3.2% | 3% | A |
| 413 | Jordan MN | 6,988 | $110K | 5.5% | 2.7% | 12% | A |
| 414 | Hebron CT | 9,256 | $143K | 4.1% | 3.6% | 9% | A |
| 415 | Weston CT | 10,517 | $250K | 1.8% | 5.2% | 8% | A |
| 416 | Travis Ranch TX | 9,025 | $84K | 7.3% | 0.7% | <1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,841 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Hebron, the top three, the last and three more from Connecticut.
Around Hebron: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Colchester (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hebron workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hebron | – | A | C+ | 33 min | $142,500 |
| Colchester | 3% | A+ | C | 30 min | $122,390 |
| Marlborough | under 3% | B+ | C+ | 34 min | $142,105 |
| Andover | under 3% | A+ | C | 25 min | $134,632 |
| Columbia | under 3% | B+ | C− | 32 min | $127,000 |
| Bolton | under 3% | A | C+ | 25 min | $126,364 |
| Lebanon | under 3% | A | D | 31 min | $109,135 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hebron’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 Hebron: questions
What is the median household income in Hebron?
$142,500 (±$23,319) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hebron?
4.1%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hebron?
33 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 27% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hebron work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hartford (14%, 17 mi), Glastonbury (6%, 8 mi), Manchester (5%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Hebron walkable?
Hebron is more walkable than 38% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 5.9 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hebron without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hebron, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hebron
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.