Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0Unemployment in Killingly (10.3%) is higher than in 95% of U.S. towns
Jobs & income C: better than 34% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #144 of 155 in Connecticut.
Walkability C: more walkable than 34% of U.S. towns · #118 of 155 in Connecticut.
Household incomes here are higher than in 61% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 28 minutes each way (Connecticut 27, U.S. 26). About one in five work in Killingly; the top destination outside it is Putnam (8%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Killingly, in brief
Killingly trades workers with the towns around it
Killingly has about as many jobs (8,011) as working residents (7,780), but they are mostly different people: 6,024 residents leave for work each day while 6,255 people come in. Only 22% of the jobs in Killingly are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
No single place dominates Killingly’s commute
The biggest draw, Putnam, gets only 8% of working residents, and 50% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Killingly residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
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.
What’s behind Killingly’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Killingly is better than 34% of U.S. towns, #144 of 155 in Connecticut. Household income holds Killingly’s grade up ($84,350, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (10.3%, U.S. 5.2%).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Killingly could be anywhere from C− to B−.
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 6,024 residents head out to work, 1,756 work right here, and 6,255 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 (1.03 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.
8% of working residents work in Putnam
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Killingly clocks in
8% of workers
5% of workers
3% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
Killingly makes things: 34% of its jobs are in goods
8,011 jobs are based in Killingly. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Killingly’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Killingly, 2013 → 2023: 8,064 → 8,011. 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.
About 28 minutes each way, about the CT average
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Killingly workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 7,690 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.
Half of Killingly commutes less than 18 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Most trips from Killingly start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Killingly is more walkable than 34% of U.S. towns, #118 of 155 in Connecticut. Both inputs place Killingly near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 8,654 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 0.0 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). 5.6% of Killingly households have no vehicle (Connecticut 8.8%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Killingly’s commuters take a bus or train.
Killingly is 1,490th of 1,915 U.S. towns of 13,000 to 25,000 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Killingly, the top three, the last and three more from Connecticut.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 51 | North Haven CT | 24,799 | $133K | 4.1% | 2.0% | 13% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 57 | Berlin CT | 20,698 | $114K | 3.4% | 2.0% | 11% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 106 | Ellington CT | 16,594 | $130K | 2.4% | 2.7% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,488 | Highland Springs VA | 14,296 | $58K | 19.0% | 5.6% | 2% | C |
| 1,489 | Opa-locka FL | 16,177 | $38K | 29.7% | 4.1% | 3% | C |
| 1,490 | Killingly CT | 18,177 | $84K | 11.4% | 10.3% | 23% | C |
| 1,491 | Spanish Lake MO | 17,873 | $56K | 14.8% | 7.2% | 2% | C |
| 1,492 | Marshall MN | 14,171 | $69K | 16.9% | 3.7% | 66% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 1,915 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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.
18% of Killingly works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Putnam (8%). Darker towns draw more of Killingly’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Killingly workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killingly | – | C | C | 28 min | $84,350 |
| Brooklyn | 3% | B+ | C− | 27 min | $96,207 |
| East Brooklyn | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Pomfret | 2% | B | B− | 24 min | $108,476 |
| Putnam | 8% | C+ | B | 25 min | $70,561 |
| Danielson | under 2% | D | B | 28 min | $64,050 |
| Plainfield | 5% | B− | C+ | 27 min | $76,993 |
Same-state neighbors only. East Brooklyn: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Killingly: questions
What is the median household income in Killingly?
$84,350 (±$8,277) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Killingly?
11.4%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Killingly?
28 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Killingly work?
23% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Putnam (8%, 6 mi), Plainfield (5%, 10 mi), Brooklyn (3%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Killingly walkable?
Killingly is more walkable than 34% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.4 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Killingly without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Killingly, from the people who make the trip.
More of Killingly
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.