Lakeville has 2.3 jobs for every working resident: 771 people commute in to work
Employers in Lakeville report 835 jobs for 365 working residents. About one in five stay in Lakeville for work; outside it, Salisbury is the main destination (40%, 2 miles). 46% of workers have no commute at all (Connecticut 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Lakeville: the gist
A lot of Lakeville works from home
46% of Lakeville workers work from home, against 16% across Connecticut. Time on the road ↓
Lakeville is where the jobs are
Lakeville has 835 jobs, 2.3 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 980 people are in town, 92% more than the 510 who live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Lakeville are quick
The average trip to work takes 14 minutes, against 27 across Connecticut. That’s about 100 hours a year less on the road than the typical Connecticut worker. 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 365 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Commuting from Lakeville: about 14 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lakeville workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 197 commuters (the 46% 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.
Who commutes out of Lakeville, and who commutes in
On a workday 301 residents head out to work and 64 work right here.
About 980 people are in Lakeville on a workday afternoon, 92% more 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.
Where Lakeville’s workforce comes from
Where Lakeville clocks in
40% of workers
5% 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.
Most jobs in Lakeville are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lakeville, 2014 → 2024: 939 → 835. 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 Lakeville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Lakeville’s workers travel
About 26% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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 Lakeville: questions
What is the median household income in Lakeville?
$163,375 (±$105,684) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lakeville?
5.3%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lakeville?
14 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 46% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lakeville work?
18% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Salisbury (40%, 2 mi), New York City (5%, 93 mi), North Canaan (4%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Lakeville 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 Lakeville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lakeville
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.