There are 2.7 jobs in Old Saybrook Center for every working resident, and 2,326 people commute in
There are 2,407 jobs in Old Saybrook Center for 894 working residents. About one in ten work in Old Saybrook Center; the top destination outside it is Old Saybrook (18%, 2 miles). At home: 27% of workers have no commute at all (Connecticut 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Old Saybrook Center stands out on work
Old Saybrook Center is where the jobs are
Old Saybrook Center has 2,407 jobs, 2.7 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 3,200 people are in town, 91% more than the 1,700 who live here. Day and night ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Old Saybrook Center
69% of Old Saybrook Center residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 47% of the jobs based in Old Saybrook Center pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 91% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
A lot of Old Saybrook Center works from home
27% of Old Saybrook Center 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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 894 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who works in Old Saybrook Center, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 813 residents head out to work and 81 work right here.
About 3,200 people are in Old Saybrook Center on a workday afternoon, 91% more than live here.
2.7 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
The kinds of work in Old Saybrook Center
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Old Saybrook Center, 2014 → 2024: 2,680 → 2,407. 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 Saybrook Center’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 29 minutes to work from Old Saybrook Center
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Old Saybrook Center workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 596 commuters (the 27% 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 people who work in Old Saybrook Center live
Where Old Saybrook Center clocks in
18% of workers
5% of workers
4% 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.
How far it is to work from Old Saybrook Center
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.
How Old Saybrook Center compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Old Saybrook Center workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Saybrook Center | – | — | — | 29 min | $93,875 |
| Old Lyme | under 2% | A | A− | 27 min | $131,899 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Old Saybrook Center’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 Saybrook Center: questions
What is the median household income in Old Saybrook Center?
$93,875 (±$15,603) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Old Saybrook Center?
6.6%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Old Saybrook Center?
29 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 27% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Old Saybrook Center work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Old Saybrook (18%, 2 mi), New Haven (5%, 30 mi), Hartford (4%, 37 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Old Saybrook Center without a car?
0% 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 Saybrook Center, from the people who make the trip.
More of Old Saybrook Center
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.