Earning a living in Redding Center
69 jobs are based in Redding Center, and 108 of its residents work somewhere. At home: 40% of workers have no commute at all (Connecticut 16%). Only 2% stay in Redding Center for work; outside it, Redding is the main destination (16%, 0 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Redding Center by day and by night
On a workday 106 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 67 people come in from elsewhere.
About 220 people are in Redding Center on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.
0.64 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 Redding Center ends
Where Redding Center clocks in
16% of workers
12% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Redding Center
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Redding Center, 2013 → 2023: 100 → 69. 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 Redding Center’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Redding Center
of Redding Center workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 59 commuters (the 40% 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.
Miles to work from Redding Center
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.
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 Redding Center: questions
What is the median household income in Redding Center?
$188,482 (±$19,143) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Redding Center?
2.7%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Redding Center work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Redding (16%, 0 mi), Stamford (12%, 18 mi), Danbury (7%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Redding Center 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 Redding Center, from the people who make the trip.
More of Redding Center
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.