Photo: Aab254 · CC BY-SA 4.0Households in Redding earn more than those in 98% of U.S. towns
For 32% of workers, the job is at home (Connecticut 16%). 4.0% of residents live below the poverty line, against 10.0% across Connecticut. The two grades for Redding are A− for jobs and income and B for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Redding, in brief
A lot of Redding works from home
33% of Redding workers work from home, against 16% across Connecticut. Time on the road ↓
Redding workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 27 across Connecticut. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Redding’s workforce skews older
36% of Redding’s working residents are 55 or older. The jobs ↓
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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Redding
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Redding is better than 82% of U.S. towns, #76 of 155 in Connecticut. Household income holds Redding’s grade up ($186,060, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (6.4%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Redding could be anywhere from B+ to A.
Commuting from Redding: about 36 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Redding workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,612 commuters (the 33% 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.
The 1,284 jobs based in Redding
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Redding, 2013 → 2023: 1,403 → 1,284. 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’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who commutes out of Redding, and who commutes in
On a workday 2,981 residents head out to work, 273 work right here, and 1,011 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,900 people are in Redding on a workday afternoon, 22% fewer than live here.
0.39 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.
11% of working residents work in Stamford
Where Redding clocks in
11% 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.
How many miles Redding commutes
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.
Few in Redding walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Redding is more walkable than 60% of U.S. towns, #87 of 155 in Connecticut. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 6.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 7.1% across Connecticut, on an EPA index of 5.8.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,870 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 0.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 48% 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). 4.0% of Redding households have no vehicle (Connecticut 8.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 5% of Redding’s commuters take a bus or train.
Redding places 745th of 2,878 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 6,200 to 11,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 3 | Pimmit Hills VA | 6,589 | $173K | 1.6% | 1.3% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 251 | Prospect CT | 9,638 | $126K | 3.2% | 3.3% | 7% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 310 | Durham CT | 7,209 | $159K | 3.4% | 3.6% | 8% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 323 | Portland CT | 9,449 | $119K | 3.9% | 3.3% | 9% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 743 | Long Hill Township NJ | 8,684 | $169K | 7.2% | 5.9% | 6% | A− |
| 744 | East Donegal Township PA | 8,780 | $109K | 5.1% | 4.5% | 6% | A− |
| 745 | Redding CT | 8,847 | $186K | 4.0% | 6.4% | 8% | A− |
| 746 | Bee Ridge FL | 10,334 | $76K | 7.2% | 1.3% | 6% | A− |
| 747 | Tippecanoe Township IN | 9,877 | $110K | 5.2% | 3.2% | 3% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,878 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Redding, the top three, the last and three more from Connecticut.
Next door is work for 18% of Redding
The biggest share goes to Danbury (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Redding workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redding | – | A− | B | 36 min | $186,060 |
| Easton | under 3% | A− | B | 33 min | $222,604 |
| Ridgefield | 5% | A | B+ | 33 min | $179,219 |
| Bethel | under 3% | A | C+ | 33 min | $116,541 |
| Weston | under 3% | A | B | 47 min | $250,000+ |
| Wilton | 5% | A | A− | 36 min | $242,199 |
| Branchville | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Route 7 Gateway | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Danbury | 8% | B− | A− | 30 min | $83,393 |
Same-state neighbors only. Branchville and Route 7 Gateway: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Redding’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 Redding: questions
What is the median household income in Redding?
$186,060 (±$14,812) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Redding?
4.0%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Redding?
36 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 32% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Redding work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Stamford (11%, 18 mi), Danbury (8%, 8 mi), Norwalk (8%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Redding walkable?
Redding is more walkable than 60% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 5.8 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Redding without a car?
5% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Redding, from the people who make the trip.
More of Redding
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.