Murray has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
At home: 34% of workers have no commute at all (Connecticut 16%). Murray has 86 jobs for 374 working residents. Hardly any work in Murray; the top destination outside it is Fairfield (18%, 2 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Murray
Murray is a place people come home to
There are 86 jobs based in Murray, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Murray has about 220 people in it, 57% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Murray works from home
34% of Murray 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; with 374 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who leaves Murray for work, and who comes in
On a workday 371 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 83 people come in from elsewhere.
About 220 people are in Murray on a workday afternoon, 57% 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.
Each way, about 30 minutes from Murray
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Murray workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 145 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.
Where people from Murray work
Where Murray clocks in
18% of workers
11% 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.
Murray is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Murray, 2013 → 2023: 55 → 86. 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 Murray’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Murray commutes
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.
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 Murray: questions
What is the median household income in Murray?
$244,375 (±$93,884) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Murray?
4.4%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Murray?
30 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 34% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Murray work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fairfield (18%, 2 mi), Stamford (11%, 16 mi), New York City (8%, 50 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Murray without a car?
15% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Murray, from the people who make the trip.
More of Murray
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.