Photo: WestportWiki · CC BY-SA 3.0Earning a living in Old Hill
Only 4% stay in Old Hill for work; outside it, New York City is the main destination (19%, 45 miles). Home is the office for 41% of workers; Connecticut has 16%. The average commute takes 42 minutes each way; Connecticut averages 27, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Old Hill at work: what stands out
Old Hill’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Old Hill is New York City, NY, 45 miles away as the crow flies. 19% of working residents (169) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Home offices are common in Old Hill
41% of Old Hill workers work from home, against 16% across Connecticut. Time on the road ↓
Old Hill workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 42 minutes each way, against 27 across Connecticut. Over a year that’s about 322 hours of commuting, 115 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; with 875 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Old Hill
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 daily trip from Old Hill: about 42 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Old Hill workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 787 commuters (the 41% 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.
Old Hill by day and by night
On a workday 839 residents head out to work, 36 work right here, and 1,148 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,300 people are in Old Hill on a workday afternoon, 10% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.35 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.
The places Old Hill commutes to
Where Old Hill clocks in
19% of workers
14% of workers
10% 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.
In Old Hill, services account for most jobs
1,184 jobs are based in Old Hill.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Old Hill, 2013 → 2023: 1,245 → 1,184. 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 Hill’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Old Hill and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Norwalk (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Old Hill workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Hill | – | — | — | 42 min | $250,000+ |
| Westport Village | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Norwalk | 6% | B+ | A | 27 min | $107,616 |
| Saugatuck | under 2% | — | — | 47 min | — |
| Poplar Plains | under 2% | — | — | 43 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Westport Village, Saugatuck and Poplar Plains: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Old Hill’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 Hill: questions
What is the median household income in Old Hill?
$250,000+ (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Old Hill?
3.1%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Old Hill?
42 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 41% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Old Hill work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (19%, 45 mi), Westport (14%, 3 mi), Stamford (10%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Old Hill 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 Old Hill, from the people who make the trip.
More of Old Hill
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.