Jobs, income and commuting in Old Mystic, CT
1,872 jobs are based in Old Mystic for 1,625 working residents. Only 4% work in Old Mystic; the top destination outside it is Groton (31%, 3 miles). The trip to work takes 26 minutes on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Old Mystic: the gist
Old Mystic trades workers with the towns around it
Old Mystic has about as many jobs (1,872) as working residents (1,625), but they are mostly different people: 1,554 residents leave for work each day while 1,801 people come in. Only 4% of the jobs in Old Mystic are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Nearly all the work in Old Mystic is services
90% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 6% are in factories, building or farms. The jobs ↓
Most Old Mystic residents work close to home
61% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
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.
Who leaves Old Mystic for work, and who comes in
On a workday 1,554 residents head out to work, 71 work right here, and 1,801 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 (1.15 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Old Mystic
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Old Mystic, 2014 → 2024: 1,851 → 1,872. 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 Old Mystic’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Old Mystic
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.
The places Old Mystic commutes to
Where Old Mystic clocks in
31% of workers
10% of workers
9% 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.
Getting to work from Old Mystic takes about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Old Mystic workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,315 commuters (the 14% 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.
14% of Old Mystic works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Stonington (10%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Old Mystic workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Mystic | – | — | — | 26 min | $130,903 |
| Stonington | 10% | A− | B+ | 24 min | $114,797 |
| Ledyard | 4% | A | C− | 22 min | $107,975 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Old Mystic’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 Old Mystic: questions
What is the median household income in Old Mystic?
$130,903 (±$17,373) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Old Mystic?
5.3%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Old Mystic?
26 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Old Mystic work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Groton (31%, 3 mi), Stonington (10%, 4 mi), New London (9%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Old Mystic without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Old Mystic, from the people who make the trip.
More of Old Mystic
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.