Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 4.0Work, pay and getting to work in Plainfield Village
Only 4% work in Plainfield Village itself; outside it, Plainfield draws the most (15%, 2 miles). 8% of workers have no commute at all; Connecticut has 16%. Working residents average 31 minutes each way (Connecticut 27, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Plainfield Village: the figures worth knowing
Plainfield Village trades workers with the towns around it
Plainfield Village has about as many jobs (1,017) as working residents (1,191), but they are mostly different people: 1,148 residents leave for work each day while 974 people come in. Only 4% of the jobs in Plainfield Village are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Plainfield Village
66% of Plainfield Village residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 40% of the jobs based in Plainfield Village pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 96% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Nearly all the work in Plainfield Village is services
90% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 3% are in factories, building or farms. The jobs ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Plainfield Village than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Plainfield Village fell from 1,399 in 2014 to 1,017 in 2024, −27%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Many jobs in Plainfield Village pay little
27% of the jobs based in Plainfield Village pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. The jobs ↓
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.
How a workday changes Plainfield Village
On a workday 1,148 residents head out to work, 43 work right here, and 974 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 (0.85 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.
Most jobs in Plainfield Village are in services
1,017 jobs are based in Plainfield Village.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Plainfield Village, 2014 → 2024: 1,399 → 1,017. 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 Plainfield Village’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where the trip to work from Plainfield Village ends
Where Plainfield Village clocks in
15% 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.
Getting to work from Plainfield Village takes about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Plainfield Village workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 918 commuters (the 8% 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.
How far Plainfield Village’s workers travel
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.
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 Plainfield Village: questions
What is the median household income in Plainfield Village?
$54,375 (±$17,730) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Plainfield Village?
18.7%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Plainfield Village?
31 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Plainfield Village work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Plainfield (15%, 2 mi), Killingly (10%, 11 mi), Norwich (7%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Plainfield Village without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 16% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Plainfield Village, from the people who make the trip.
More of Plainfield Village
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.