There are 2.8 jobs in Indian Field for every working resident, and 607 people commute in
24% of workers have no commute at all, where Connecticut as a whole has 16%. Employers in Indian Field report 611 jobs, and 220 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% work in Indian Field; the top destination outside it is Greenwich (23%, 2 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Indian Field: the gist
Indian Field is where the jobs are
Indian Field has 611 jobs, 2.8 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 1,100 people are in town, 55% more than the 720 who live here. Day and night ↓
Indian Field’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Indian Field is New York City, NY, 30 miles away as the crow flies. 17% of working residents (37) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Most jobs in Indian Field pay over $40,000 a year
83% of the jobs based in Indian Field pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. 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; with 220 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The workday shuffle in and out of Indian Field
On a workday 216 residents head out to work and 4 work right here.
About 1,100 people are in Indian Field on a workday afternoon, 55% more than live here.
2.8 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Where in the region Indian Field works
About 17% 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.
Indian Field is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Indian Field, 2013 → 2023: 541 → 611. 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 Indian Field’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where Indian Field’s workforce comes from
Where Indian Field clocks in
23% of workers
17% of workers
13% 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.
About 25 minutes to work from Indian Field
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Indian Field workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 199 commuters (the 24% 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.
Work in the towns next to Indian Field
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Indian Field workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Field | – | — | — | 25 min | $250,000+ |
| Riverside | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Cos Cob | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Riverside and Cos Cob: 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 Indian Field’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.
- A ceiling on income. The Census stops at $250,000+, so the true median may be higher.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Indian Field: questions
What is the median household income in Indian Field?
$250,000+ (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Indian Field?
2.7%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Indian Field?
25 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Indian Field work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Greenwich (23%, 2 mi), New York City (17%, 30 mi), Stamford (13%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Indian Field without a car?
23% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Indian Field, from the people who make the trip.
More of Indian Field
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.