Jobs and earnings in Long Hill, and the trip to work
Employers in Long Hill report 1,507 jobs, and 1,742 of its residents work somewhere. Only 4% work in Long Hill; the top destination outside it is Groton (37%, 1 miles). Commuters spend 23 minutes getting to work on average, where Connecticut has 27 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Long Hill
Long Hill trades workers with the towns around it
Long Hill has about as many jobs (1,507) as working residents (1,742), but they are mostly different people: 1,669 residents leave for work each day while 1,434 people come in. Only 5% of the jobs in Long Hill are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
A longer commute than the towns next door
Long Hill averages 23 minutes each way, more than any bordering town (14 to 18 minutes). Next door ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Long Hill
67% of Long Hill residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 45% of the jobs based in Long Hill pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 96% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Most Long Hill residents work close to home
60% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
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.
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 1,669 residents head out to work, 73 work right here, and 1,434 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.87 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
What Long Hill’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Long Hill, 2013 → 2023: 1,658 → 1,507. 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 Long Hill’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Long Hill
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.
The places Long Hill commutes to
Where Long Hill clocks in
37% of workers
8% 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.
Getting to work from Long Hill takes about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Long Hill workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,893 commuters (the 21% 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 towns around Long Hill
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Long Hill workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Hill | – | — | — | 23 min | $84,201 |
| Groton | under 2% | C+ | A+ | 18 min | $79,577 |
| Poquonock Bridge | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Conning Towers-Nautilus Park | under 2% | — | — | 14 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Poquonock Bridge and Conning Towers-Nautilus Park: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Long Hill’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 Long Hill: questions
What is the median household income in Long Hill?
$84,201 (±$22,168) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Long Hill?
16.1%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Long Hill?
23 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Long Hill work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Groton (37%, 1 mi), New London (8%, 3 mi), Ledyard (5%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Long Hill without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 14% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Long Hill, from the people who make the trip.
More of Long Hill
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.