Inglenook has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any stay in Inglenook for work; outside it, Danbury is the main destination (22%, 9 miles). 6 jobs are based in Inglenook, against 316 working residents. A typical one-way commute lasts 37 minutes (Connecticut 27, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Inglenook
Inglenook is a place people come home to
There are 6 jobs based in Inglenook, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Inglenook has about 750 people in it, 29% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Inglenook workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 37 minutes each way, against 27 across Connecticut. Over a year that’s about 284 hours of commuting, 77 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 316 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who works in Inglenook, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 316 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.
About 750 people are in Inglenook on a workday afternoon, 29% 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 37 minutes each way for Inglenook’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Inglenook workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 447 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.
Where the trip to work from Inglenook ends
Where Inglenook clocks in
22% of workers
7% of workers
4% 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.
In Inglenook, 33% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Inglenook, 2013 → 2023: 8 → 6. 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 Inglenook’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Inglenook
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.
Inglenook and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Inglenook workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inglenook | – | — | — | 37 min | $108,242 |
| Sail Harbor | under 2% | — | — | 52 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sail Harbor: 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 Inglenook’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 Inglenook: questions
What is the median household income in Inglenook?
$108,242 (±$30,215) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Inglenook?
3.5%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Inglenook?
37 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Inglenook work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Danbury (22%, 9 mi), New Fairfield (7%, 3 mi), Norwalk (4%, 30 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Inglenook without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Inglenook, from the people who make the trip.
More of Inglenook
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.