Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 4.0Households in Lisbon have higher incomes than those in 71% of U.S. towns
Lisbon grades B+ for jobs and income and B for walkability. Below the poverty line: 6.6% of residents, where Connecticut as a whole has 10.0%. Working from home is the commute for 8% of workers; Connecticut has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Lisbon apart
Stores, warehouses and trucking
61% of the jobs in Lisbon are in trade, transport and utilities, against 18% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Lisbon
67% of Lisbon residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 32% of the jobs based in Lisbon pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 94% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Lisbon workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 27 across Connecticut. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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.
How Lisbon earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Lisbon is better than 75% of U.S. towns, #96 of 155 in Connecticut. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Lisbon’s grade. 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, Lisbon could be anywhere from B− to A.
What Lisbon’s employers do
1,403 jobs are based in Lisbon.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lisbon, 2013 → 2023: 1,399 → 1,403. 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 Lisbon’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 32 minutes from Lisbon
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lisbon workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,802 commuters (the 8% 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 leaves Lisbon for work, and who comes in
On a workday 1,936 residents head out to work, 129 work right here, and 1,274 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,600 people are in Lisbon on a workday afternoon, 16% fewer than live here.
0.68 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.
13% of working residents work in Norwich
Where Lisbon clocks in
13% of workers
12% of workers
7% 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.
Where in the region Lisbon works
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.
In Lisbon, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Lisbon is more walkable than 64% of U.S. towns, #78 of 155 in Connecticut. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 5.9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 7.1% across Connecticut, on an EPA index of 6.3.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,965 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 3.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 75% 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). 2.5% of Lisbon households have no vehicle (Connecticut 8.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Lisbon’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 4,039 U.S. towns of 3,000 to 5,800, Lisbon comes 1,038th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 35 | Bethany CT | 5,339 | $166K | 2.3% | 1.1% | 7% | A+ |
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| 50 | Andover CT | 3,173 | $135K | 1.8% | 0.4% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 140 | East Granby CT | 5,432 | $121K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,036 | Harbison Canyon CA | 4,328 | $130K | 4.7% | 7.6% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,037 | Trafford PA | 3,211 | $66K | 9.2% | 1.0% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,038 | Lisbon CT | 4,260 | $93K | 6.6% | 3.2% | 6% | B+ |
| 1,039 | Raymond ME | 4,670 | $88K | 5.3% | 2.2% | 7% | B+ |
| 1,040 | Ashby MA | 3,274 | $116K | 2.6% | 4.5% | 7% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,039 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Lisbon, the top three, the last and three more from Connecticut.
Bordering towns draw 15% of Lisbon’s workers
The biggest share goes to Norwich (13%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lisbon workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lisbon | – | B+ | B | 32 min | $92,708 |
| Griswold | 2% | B− | A− | 31 min | $78,719 |
| Sprague | under 3% | B | B− | 30 min | $92,850 |
| Preston | under 3% | A− | D | 22 min | $116,648 |
| Jewett City | under 3% | C | A+ | 24 min | $55,530 |
| Norwich | 13% | C | A | 24 min | $65,024 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lisbon’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 Lisbon: questions
What is the median household income in Lisbon?
$92,708 (±$11,854) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lisbon?
6.6%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lisbon?
32 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lisbon work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Norwich (13%, 6 mi), Groton (12%, 18 mi), Montville (7%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Lisbon walkable?
Lisbon is more walkable than 64% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 6.3 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lisbon without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lisbon, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lisbon
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.