Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 3.0Pomfret’s household incomes are higher than in 83% of U.S. towns
About one in seven work in Pomfret; the top destination outside it is Killingly (9%, 7 miles). 6.0% of residents live below the poverty line, against 10.0% across Connecticut. Jobs and income earn Pomfret B; getting around on foot earns it B−.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Pomfret
The four measures behind Pomfret’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Pomfret is better than 63% of U.S. towns, #115 of 155 in Connecticut. Household income holds Pomfret’s grade up ($108,476, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (5.4%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Pomfret could be anywhere from C+ to A.
37% of the jobs in Pomfret make or build things
1,352 jobs are based in Pomfret.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pomfret, 2013 → 2023: 1,164 → 1,352. 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 Pomfret’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who leaves Pomfret for work, and who comes in
On a workday 1,504 residents head out to work, 222 work right here, and 1,130 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 (0.78 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Pomfret ends
Where Pomfret clocks in
9% of workers
8% of workers
3% 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.
Each way, about 24 minutes from Pomfret
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pomfret workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,843 commuters (the 13% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Pomfret
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.
Most trips from Pomfret start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Pomfret is more walkable than 51% of U.S. towns, #99 of 155 in Connecticut. Both inputs place Pomfret near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,124 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 5.3% of Pomfret households have no vehicle (Connecticut 8.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Pomfret’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Pomfret is 1,502nd of 3,908 U.S. towns of 3,100 to 5,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 36 | Bethany CT | 5,339 | $166K | 2.3% | 1.1% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 49 | Andover CT | 3,173 | $135K | 1.8% | 0.4% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 133 | East Granby CT | 5,432 | $121K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,500 | Beechwood MS | 4,168 | $92K | 15.3% | 0.4% | 2% | B |
| 1,501 | Hiram GA | 5,585 | $85K | 12.0% | 3.8% | 5% | B |
| 1,502 | Pomfret CT | 4,378 | $108K | 6.0% | 5.4% | 13% | B |
| 1,503 | Vevay Township MI | 3,638 | $110K | 6.2% | 10.3% | 3% | B |
| 1,504 | Highland IN | 5,114 | $98K | 8.6% | 5.4% | 1% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 3,908 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Pomfret, the top three, the last and three more from Connecticut.
Work next door: 20% of Pomfret’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pomfret workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pomfret | – | B | B− | 24 min | $108,476 |
| Killingly | 9% | C | C | 28 min | $84,350 |
| Putnam | 8% | C+ | B | 25 min | $70,561 |
| Brooklyn | under 2% | B+ | C− | 27 min | $96,207 |
| Woodstock | 3% | B+ | C− | 31 min | $112,011 |
| South Woodstock | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Eastford | under 2% | B+ | C+ | 35 min | $97,422 |
| Hampton | under 2% | A− | D | 29 min | $109,167 |
Same-state neighbors only. South Woodstock: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Killingly. Darker towns draw more of Pomfret’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 Pomfret: questions
What is the median household income in Pomfret?
$108,476 (±$7,611) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pomfret?
6.0%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pomfret?
24 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pomfret work?
13% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Killingly (9%, 7 mi), Putnam (8%, 6 mi), Woodstock (3%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Pomfret walkable?
Pomfret is more walkable than 51% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 6.5 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Pomfret without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pomfret, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pomfret
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.