Most of Higganum commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Working from home is the commute for 9% of workers (Connecticut 16%). Employers in Higganum report 314 jobs; 1,032 of its residents have a job. The trip to work takes 29 minutes on average (Connecticut 27, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Higganum apart
The better-paid jobs are outside Higganum
72% of Higganum residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 50% of the jobs based in Higganum pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 98% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Higganum is a place people come home to
There are 314 jobs based in Higganum, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Higganum has about 1,000 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Many jobs in Higganum pay little
27% of the jobs based in Higganum pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. 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.
Jobs in Higganum: what the 314 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Higganum, 2013 → 2023: 314 → 314. 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 Higganum’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily commute in and out of Higganum
On a workday 1,014 residents head out to work, 18 work right here, and 296 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,000 people are in Higganum on a workday afternoon, 41% 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.
12% of working residents work in Middletown
Where Higganum clocks in
7% of workers
6% 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.
Getting to work from Higganum takes about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Higganum workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 925 commuters (the 9% 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 Higganum goes 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.
Work next door: 12% of Higganum’s workers
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Higganum workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Higganum | – | — | — | 29 min | $127,759 |
| Middletown | 12% | B | A | 23 min | $79,438 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Middletown. Darker towns draw more of Higganum’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 Higganum: questions
What is the median household income in Higganum?
$127,759 (±$31,420) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Higganum?
4.8%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Higganum?
29 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Higganum work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Middletown (12%, 6 mi), Haddam (7%, 1 mi), Hartford (6%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Higganum 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 Higganum, from the people who make the trip.
More of Higganum
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.