Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 4.0Mechanicsville has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Mechanicsville has 90 jobs; 222 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Mechanicsville; the top destination outside it is Webster (8%, 7 miles). The trip to work takes 21 minutes on average, where Connecticut has 27 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Mechanicsville at work: what stands out
A lot of Mechanicsville workers cross into Massachusetts
32% of Mechanicsville workers work outside Connecticut, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Webster (8%), Oxford (5%) and Worcester (3%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
Commutes from Mechanicsville are quick
The average trip to work takes 21 minutes, against 27 across Connecticut. That’s about 46 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 222 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where the trip to work from Mechanicsville ends
Where Mechanicsville clocks in
8% of workers
7% of workers
6% 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.
A commute of about 21 minutes in Mechanicsville
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mechanicsville workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 374 commuters (the 15% 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.
Mechanicsville on a workday afternoon
On a workday 222 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 90 people come in from elsewhere.
About 590 people are in Mechanicsville on a workday afternoon, 18% 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 2024, primary jobs.
The kinds of work in Mechanicsville
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mechanicsville, 2014 → 2024: 58 → 90. 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 Mechanicsville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Mechanicsville’s commute, mile by mile
About 16% 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.
How Mechanicsville compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mechanicsville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanicsville | – | — | — | 21 min | $44,349 |
| North Grosvenor Dale | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. North Grosvenor Dale: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mechanicsville’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 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 Mechanicsville: questions
What is the median household income in Mechanicsville?
$44,349 (±$25,946) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mechanicsville?
12.5%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mechanicsville?
21 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mechanicsville work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Webster (8%, 7 mi), Thompson (7%, 3 mi), Killingly (6%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Mechanicsville without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mechanicsville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mechanicsville
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.