Oronoque has 5.3 jobs for every working resident: 8,150 people commute in to work
The average commute takes 21 minutes each way, next to 27 for Connecticut and 26 for the U.S. There are 8,211 jobs in Oronoque for 1,562 working residents. Only 4% work in Oronoque; the top destination outside it is Stratford (10%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Oronoque apart on work
Oronoque fills up on a workday
Oronoque has 8,211 jobs, 5.3 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 11,000 people are in town, more than double the 4,100 who live here. Day and night ↓
Oronoque makes and builds things
86% of the jobs based in Oronoque are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Oronoque residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 13%. The jobs ↓
The jobs in Oronoque pay better than its residents’ jobs
91% of the jobs based in Oronoque pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 72% of the jobs Oronoque residents hold. 99% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside Oronoque. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Oronoque are quick
The average trip to work takes 21 minutes, against 27 across Connecticut. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical Connecticut worker. Time on the road ↓
Oronoque’s workforce skews older
38% of Oronoque’s working residents are 55 or older. The jobs ↓
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.
Who commutes out of Oronoque, and who commutes in
On a workday 1,501 residents head out to work and 61 work right here.
About 11,000 people are in Oronoque on a workday afternoon, 162% more 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.
Goods jobs make up 86% of work in Oronoque
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Oronoque, 2013 → 2023: 9,482 → 8,211. 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 Oronoque’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Oronoque spends getting to work: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Oronoque workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 859 commuters (the 20% 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 Oronoque live
Where Oronoque clocks in
10% of workers
10% of workers
7% 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.
The commute from Oronoque, by distance
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.
Work next door: 14% of Oronoque’s workers
The biggest share goes to Shelton (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
Darker towns draw more of Oronoque’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.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Oronoque: questions
What is the median household income in Oronoque?
$72,417 (±$4,979) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Oronoque?
5.2%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Oronoque?
21 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Oronoque work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Stratford (10%, 4 mi), Bridgeport (10%, 7 mi), Shelton (7%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Oronoque without a car?
0% 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 Oronoque, from the people who make the trip.
More of Oronoque
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.