Work and commuting in Old Greenwich
For 36% of workers, the job is at home; Connecticut has 16%. Only 5% stay in Old Greenwich for work; outside it, Greenwich is the main destination (23%, 4 miles). The average commute takes 35 minutes each way, where Connecticut has 27 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Old Greenwich stands out on work
Home offices are common in Old Greenwich
36% of Old Greenwich workers work from home, against 16% across Connecticut. Time on the road ↓
A lot of Old Greenwich workers cross into New York
25% of Old Greenwich workers work outside Connecticut, most of them in New York, the Census survey finds. The commute map ↓
Most jobs here, and most residents’ jobs, pay over $40,000
80% of Old Greenwich’s 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, and so do 73% of the jobs based in Old Greenwich. The jobs ↓
Old Greenwich’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Old Greenwich is New York City, NY, 31 miles away as the crow flies. 21% of working residents (478) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Old Greenwich workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 27 across Connecticut. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 61 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.
Each way, about 35 minutes from Old Greenwich
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Old Greenwich workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,849 commuters (the 36% 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 the trip to work from Old Greenwich ends
Where Old Greenwich clocks in
23% of workers
21% of workers
14% 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.
Most jobs in Old Greenwich are in services
1,709 jobs are based in Old Greenwich.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Old Greenwich, 2013 → 2023: 1,384 → 1,709. 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 Old Greenwich’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Old Greenwich
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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Old Greenwich
On a workday 2,130 residents head out to work, 119 work right here, and 1,590 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.76 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
14% of Old Greenwich works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Old Greenwich workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Greenwich | – | — | — | 35 min | $250,000+ |
| Riverside | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Stamford | 14% | B+ | A+ | 29 min | $111,586 |
Same-state neighbors only. Riverside: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Stamford. Darker towns draw more of Old Greenwich’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 Old Greenwich: questions
What is the median household income in Old Greenwich?
$250,000+ (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Old Greenwich?
3.6%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Old Greenwich?
35 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 36% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Old Greenwich work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Greenwich (23%, 4 mi), New York City (21%, 31 mi), Stamford (14%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Old Greenwich without a car?
27% 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 Old Greenwich, from the people who make the trip.
More of Old Greenwich
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.