Plattsville has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
23% of workers have no commute at all, next to 16% for Connecticut as a whole. There are 85 jobs in Plattsville for 419 working residents. Hardly any work in Plattsville; the top destination outside it is Stamford (9%, 18 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Plattsville in brief
Plattsville is a place people come home to
There are 85 jobs based in Plattsville, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Plattsville has about 580 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Plattsville workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 39 minutes each way, against 27 across Connecticut. Over a year that’s about 299 hours of commuting, 92 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 419 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who leaves Plattsville for work, and who comes in
On a workday 419 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 85 people come in from elsewhere.
About 580 people are in Plattsville on a workday afternoon, 37% fewer 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.
The daily trip from Plattsville: about 39 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Plattsville workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 366 commuters (the 23% 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 trip to work from Plattsville ends
Where Plattsville clocks in
9% of workers
8% of workers
8% 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.
What Plattsville’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Plattsville, 2013 → 2023: 57 → 85. 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 Plattsville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Plattsville
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 in the towns next to Plattsville
The biggest share goes to Fairfield (8%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Plattsville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plattsville | – | — | — | 39 min | $173,750 |
| Fairfield | 8% | A− | A | 33 min | $172,432 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Plattsville’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 Plattsville: questions
What is the median household income in Plattsville?
$173,750 (±$46,578) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Plattsville?
1.0%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Plattsville?
39 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Plattsville work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Stamford (9%, 18 mi), Fairfield (8%, 4 mi), Bridgeport (8%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Plattsville without a car?
7% 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 Plattsville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Plattsville
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.