There are 2.6 jobs in Route 7 Gateway for every working resident, and 846 people commute in
29% of workers work from home, next to 16% for Connecticut as a whole. Commuters spend 26 minutes getting to work on average, next to 27 for Connecticut and 26 for the U.S. 5.4% of residents live below the poverty line; Connecticut has 10.0%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out
Route 7 Gateway is where the jobs are
Route 7 Gateway has 858 jobs, 2.6 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 1,600 people are in town, 47% more than the 1,100 who live here. Day and night ↓
Home offices are common in Route 7 Gateway
29% of Route 7 Gateway workers work from home, against 16% across Connecticut. 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 332 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Day and night
On a workday 320 residents head out to work and 12 work right here.
About 1,600 people are in Route 7 Gateway on a workday afternoon, 47% more than live here.
2.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
About 26 minutes each way, about the CT average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Route 7 Gateway workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 214 commuters (the 29% 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 places Route 7 Gateway commutes to
Where Route 7 Gateway clocks in
19% of workers
11% of workers
9% 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.
The jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Route 7 Gateway, 2013 → 2023: 791 → 858. 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.
How far
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
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Route 7 Gateway workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Route 7 Gateway | – | — | — | 26 min | $128,636 |
| Redding | under 3% | A− | B | 36 min | $186,060 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Route 7 Gateway: questions
What is the median household income in Route 7 Gateway?
$128,636 (±$40,886) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Route 7 Gateway?
5.4%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Route 7 Gateway?
26 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 29% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Route 7 Gateway work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ridgefield (19%, 1 mi), Stamford (11%, 17 mi), Danbury (9%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Route 7 Gateway without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 19% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
More of Route 7 Gateway
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.