Most of Noroton Heights commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
There are 658 jobs in Noroton Heights for 1,218 working residents. Only 2% work in Noroton Heights; the top destination outside it is New York City (19%, 37 miles). 30% of workers have no commute at all; Connecticut has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Noroton Heights in brief
Stores, warehouses and trucking
61% of the jobs in Noroton Heights are in trade, transport and utilities, against 12% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Noroton Heights’ biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Noroton Heights is New York City, NY, 37 miles away as the crow flies. 19% of working residents (237) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
A lot of Noroton Heights works from home
30% of Noroton Heights workers work from home, against 16% across Connecticut. Time on the road ↓
Three in four Noroton Heights workers earn over $40,000 a year
78% of Noroton Heights’ working residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
Noroton Heights workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 27 across Connecticut. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. 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.
65% of the jobs in Noroton Heights pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Noroton Heights, 2013 → 2023: 885 → 658. 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 Noroton Heights’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Noroton Heights’ commute, mile by mile
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.
About 32 minutes each way, longer than most of Connecticut
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Noroton Heights workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,105 commuters (the 30% 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.
Noroton Heights on a workday afternoon
On a workday 1,189 residents head out to work, 29 work right here, and 629 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,200 people are in Noroton Heights on a workday afternoon, 20% 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 Noroton Heights’ working residents head each day
Where Noroton Heights clocks in
19% of workers
17% of workers
13% 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.
Next door is work for 17% of Noroton Heights
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Noroton Heights workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noroton Heights | – | — | — | 32 min | $250,000+ |
| Stamford | 17% | B+ | A+ | 29 min | $111,586 |
| Noroton | under 2% | — | — | 43 min | — |
| Darien Downtown | under 2% | — | — | 37 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Noroton and Darien Downtown: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Stamford. Darker towns draw more of Noroton Heights’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.
- A ceiling on income. The Census stops at $250,000+, so the true median may be higher.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Noroton Heights: questions
What is the median household income in Noroton Heights?
$250,000+ (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Noroton Heights?
6.6%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Noroton Heights?
32 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 30% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Noroton Heights work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (19%, 37 mi), Stamford (17%, 3 mi), Darien (13%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Noroton Heights without a car?
23% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Noroton Heights, from the people who make the trip.
More of Noroton Heights
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.