Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 3.0Mansfield Center has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
Home is the office for 34% of workers (Connecticut 16%). 142 jobs are based in Mansfield Center for 376 working residents. Only 1% work in Mansfield Center; the top destination outside it is Mansfield (27%, 3 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Mansfield Center
Mansfield Center’s commute takes about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mansfield Center workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 282 commuters (the 34% 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.
Mansfield Center on a workday afternoon
On a workday 372 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 138 people come in from elsewhere.
About 550 people are in Mansfield Center on a workday afternoon, 30% 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 2023, primary jobs.
Where people from Mansfield Center work
Where Mansfield Center clocks in
27% of workers
9% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Mansfield Center
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mansfield Center, 2013 → 2023: 214 → 142. 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 Mansfield Center’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Mansfield Center, by distance
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 Mansfield Center
The biggest share goes to Windham (9%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mansfield Center workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mansfield Center | – | — | — | 26 min | $135,349 |
| Windham | 9% | C− | A | 24 min | $55,736 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mansfield Center’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 Mansfield Center: questions
What is the median household income in Mansfield Center?
$135,349 (±$27,195) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mansfield Center?
1.1%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mansfield Center?
26 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 34% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mansfield Center work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mansfield (27%, 3 mi), Windham (9%, 4 mi), Hartford (5%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Mansfield Center without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mansfield Center, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mansfield Center
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.