Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0Households in Killingworth have higher incomes than those in 94% of U.S. towns
The poverty rate is 3.0%; Connecticut has 10.0%. Killingworth grades A for jobs and income and C− for walkability. For 24% of workers, the job is at home (Connecticut 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Killingworth apart on work
Home offices are common in Killingworth
24% of Killingworth workers work from home, against 16% across Connecticut. Time on the road ↓
Killingworth empties out on a workday
About 4,300 people are in Killingworth on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than the 6,300 who live here: 2,800 head out to work and 740 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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Killingworth
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Killingworth is better than 89% of U.S. towns, #43 of 155 in Connecticut. Household income is its strongest input ($140,655, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.8%, 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, Killingworth could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
Getting to work from Killingworth takes about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Killingworth workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,189 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.
Killingworth by day and by night
On a workday 2,761 residents head out to work, 175 work right here, and 736 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,300 people are in Killingworth on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.
0.31 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.
11% of working residents work in New Haven
Where Killingworth clocks in
11% 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.
What Killingworth’s employers do
911 jobs are based in Killingworth.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Killingworth, 2013 → 2023: 682 → 911. 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 Killingworth’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Killingworth 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.
For most of Killingworth, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Killingworth is more walkable than 23% of U.S. towns, #139 of 155 in Connecticut. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 7.1% across Connecticut.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,879 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 36% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 11% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 53% 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). 1.0% of Killingworth households have no vehicle (Connecticut 8.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Killingworth’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 4,400 to 8,500, Killingworth ranks 447th of 3,349 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Norwood NJ | 5,817 | $178K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 34 | Bethany CT | 5,339 | $166K | 2.3% | 1.1% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 124 | East Granby CT | 5,432 | $121K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 216 | Bolton CT | 4,875 | $126K | 7.2% | 1.3% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 445 | Union Township IN | 4,875 | $111K | 2.0% | 3.6% | 2% | A |
| 446 | Richfield Township OH | 6,414 | $112K | 5.8% | 3.6% | 8% | A |
| 447 | Killingworth CT | 6,288 | $141K | 3.0% | 3.8% | 6% | A |
| 448 | Hambden Township OH | 4,728 | $94K | 4.0% | 1.9% | 3% | A |
| 449 | North Stonington CT | 5,242 | $124K | 1.5% | 2.5% | 7% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,349 | 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 Killingworth, the top three, the last and three more from Connecticut.
Work next door: 11% of Killingworth’s workers
The biggest share goes to Madison (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Killingworth workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killingworth | – | A | C− | 24 min | $140,655 |
| Madison | 4% | A− | A− | 30 min | $167,442 |
| Clinton | 4% | A− | A− | 29 min | $124,824 |
| Durham | under 3% | A | C− | 23 min | $158,857 |
| Haddam | under 3% | A− | B− | 31 min | $114,426 |
| Westbrook | 3% | A− | A | 21 min | $91,202 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Killingworth’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 Killingworth: questions
What is the median household income in Killingworth?
$140,655 (±$16,359) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Killingworth?
3.0%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Killingworth?
24 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Killingworth work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New Haven (11%, 18 mi), Hartford (5%, 28 mi), Middletown (4%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Killingworth walkable?
Killingworth is more walkable than 23% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 7.0 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Killingworth without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 11% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Killingworth, from the people who make the trip.
More of Killingworth
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.