Photo: Tomticker5 · CC BY-SA 3.0Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Long Hill
The average commute takes 28 minutes each way; Connecticut averages 27, the U.S. 26. 24% of workers work from home, where Connecticut as a whole has 16%. Only 6% work in Long Hill; the top destination outside it is Trumbull (10%, 1 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Long Hill, in brief
The quickest commute around
Long Hill’s 28-minute average trip is shorter than in any town next door, where it runs from 32 to 43 minutes. Next door ↓
Nearly all the work in Long Hill is services
90% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 3% are in factories, building or farms. The jobs ↓
A lot of Long Hill works from home
24% of Long Hill 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 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Most jobs in Long Hill are in services
2,608 jobs are based in Long Hill.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Long Hill, 2013 → 2023: 2,610 → 2,608. 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.
Time on the road from Long Hill: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 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 3,146 commuters (the 24% 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.
How a workday changes Long Hill
On a workday 3,466 residents head out to work, 210 work right here, and 2,398 people come in from elsewhere.
About 7,600 people are in Long Hill on a workday afternoon, 12% fewer than live here.
0.71 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.
Where Long Hill’s working residents head each day
Where Long Hill clocks in
10% of workers
9% of workers
8% 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.
The distance from Long Hill to work
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.
Work in the towns next to Long Hill
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Long Hill workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Hill | – | — | — | 28 min | $178,456 |
| Tashua | under 4% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Trumbull Center | under 4% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Daniels Farm | under 4% | — | — | 43 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Tashua, Trumbull Center and Daniels Farm: 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?
$178,456 (±$32,156) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Long Hill?
3.8%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Long Hill?
28 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Long Hill work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Trumbull (10%, 1 mi), Bridgeport (9%, 6 mi), Stamford (8%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Long Hill without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 1% 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.