With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Lakes East works elsewhere
39% of workers work from home, against 16% across Connecticut. Lakes East has 87 jobs; 471 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Lakes East; the top destination outside it is Ridgefield (20%, 1 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Lakes East: the gist
Lakes East is a place people come home to
There are 87 jobs based in Lakes East, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Lakes East has about 840 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Home offices are common in Lakes East
39% of Lakes East workers work from home, against 16% across Connecticut. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 471 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily flow of workers through Lakes East
On a workday 468 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 84 people come in from elsewhere.
About 840 people are in Lakes East on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
How long Lakes East spends getting to work: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lakes East workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 402 commuters (the 39% 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.
The places Lakes East commutes to
Where Lakes East clocks in
20% of workers
11% of workers
6% 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.
84% of the jobs in Lakes East pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lakes East, 2014 → 2024: 21 → 87. 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 Lakes East’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Lakes East
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.
How Lakes East compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lakes East workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakes East | – | — | — | 31 min | $217,534 |
| Lakes West | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lakes West: 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 Lakes East’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 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 Lakes East: questions
What is the median household income in Lakes East?
$217,534 (±$24,998) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lakes East?
0.0%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lakes East?
31 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 39% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lakes East work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ridgefield (20%, 1 mi), Stamford (11%, 18 mi), Danbury (6%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Lakes East 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 Lakes East, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lakes East
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.