Photo: –Grondemar · CC BY-SA 3.0With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Lake Pocotopaug works elsewhere
The trip to work takes 28 minutes on average, next to 27 for Connecticut and 26 for the U.S. Lake Pocotopaug has 876 jobs, against 2,451 working residents. Only 6% work in Lake Pocotopaug; the top destination outside it is Hartford (12%, 15 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Lake Pocotopaug stands out on work
The daily flow of workers through Lake Pocotopaug
On a workday 2,300 residents head out to work, 151 work right here, and 725 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,300 people are in Lake Pocotopaug on a workday afternoon, 32% 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 2024, primary jobs.
The places Lake Pocotopaug commutes to
Where Lake Pocotopaug clocks in
12% of workers
10% 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.
Jobs in Lake Pocotopaug: what the 876 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lake Pocotopaug, 2014 → 2024: 681 → 876. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Lake Pocotopaug’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 28 minutes to work from Lake Pocotopaug
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lake Pocotopaug workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,931 commuters (the 16% 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.
Lake Pocotopaug’s commute, mile by mile
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2024, 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 Lake Pocotopaug: questions
What is the median household income in Lake Pocotopaug?
$118,150 (±$22,372) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lake Pocotopaug?
4.2%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lake Pocotopaug?
28 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lake Pocotopaug work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hartford (12%, 15 mi), East Hampton (10%, 2 mi), Middletown (8%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Lake Pocotopaug without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lake Pocotopaug, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lake Pocotopaug
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.