Ridgebury has 3.3 jobs for every working resident: 2,543 people commute in to work
Working residents average 38 minutes each way; Connecticut averages 27, the U.S. 26. Employers in Ridgebury report 2,576 jobs; 790 of its residents have a job. Only 4% work in Ridgebury itself; outside it, Ridgefield draws the most (22%, 3 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Ridgebury
Ridgebury has far more jobs than workers
Ridgebury has 2,576 jobs, 3.3 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 3,800 people are in town, 87% more than the 2,100 who live here. Day and night ↓
Nearly all the work in Ridgebury is services
99% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 1% are in factories, building or farms. The jobs ↓
Ridgebury workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 38 minutes each way, against 27 across Connecticut. Over a year that’s about 291 hours of commuting, 84 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 790 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily commute in and out of Ridgebury
On a workday 757 residents head out to work and 33 work right here.
About 3,800 people are in Ridgebury on a workday afternoon, 87% more 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.
Ridgebury is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ridgebury, 2013 → 2023: 3,178 → 2,576. 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 Ridgebury’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 38 minutes each way for Ridgebury’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ridgebury workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 723 commuters (the 19% 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 people who work in Ridgebury live
Where Ridgebury clocks in
22% of workers
10% 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.
How far Ridgebury’s workers travel
About 15% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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.
Next door to Ridgebury
The biggest share goes to Danbury (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ridgebury workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgebury | – | — | — | 38 min | $216,944 |
| Lakes West | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Danbury | 6% | B− | A− | 30 min | $83,393 |
Same-state neighbors only. Lakes West: 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 Ridgebury’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 Ridgebury: questions
What is the median household income in Ridgebury?
$216,944 (±$55,068) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ridgebury?
4.3%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ridgebury?
38 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ridgebury work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ridgefield (22%, 3 mi), Stamford (10%, 19 mi), Danbury (6%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ridgebury without a car?
8% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ridgebury, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ridgebury
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.