Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 3.0Quinebaug has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 85 jobs in Quinebaug, and 484 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Quinebaug itself; outside it, Thompson draws the most (10%, 4 miles). At home: 23% of workers have no commute at all (Connecticut 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Quinebaug and work: the main findings
The workday shuffle in and out of Quinebaug
On a workday 482 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 83 people come in from elsewhere.
About 790 people are in Quinebaug on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
Where the trip to work from Quinebaug ends
Where Quinebaug clocks in
10% of workers
7% of workers
6% 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.
Goods jobs make up 40% of work in Quinebaug
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Quinebaug, 2013 → 2023: 34 → 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 Quinebaug’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Quinebaug: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Quinebaug workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 562 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.
How far it is to work from Quinebaug
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.
How Quinebaug compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Woodstock (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Quinebaug workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinebaug | – | — | — | 26 min | $105,181 |
| North Grosvenor Dale | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Woodstock | 3% | B+ | C− | 31 min | $112,011 |
Same-state neighbors only. North Grosvenor Dale: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Quinebaug’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 Quinebaug: questions
What is the median household income in Quinebaug?
$105,181 (±$36,232) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Quinebaug?
1.3%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Quinebaug?
26 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Quinebaug work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Thompson (10%, 4 mi), Putnam (7%, 8 mi), Webster (6%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Quinebaug without a car?
0% 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 Quinebaug, from the people who make the trip.
More of Quinebaug
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.