There are 2.5 jobs in Saugatuck for every working resident, and 2,737 people commute in
Only 6% work in Saugatuck; the top destination outside it is Westport (18%, 1 miles). 2,808 jobs are based in Saugatuck, against 1,115 working residents. For 43% of workers, the job is at home; Connecticut has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Saugatuck apart
Saugatuck workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 47 minutes each way, against 27 across Connecticut. Over a year that’s about 360 hours of commuting, 153 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (27 to 42 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Home offices are common in Saugatuck
43% of Saugatuck workers work from home, against 16% across Connecticut. Time on the road ↓
Saugatuck’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Saugatuck is New York City, NY, 43 miles away as the crow flies. 18% of working residents (201) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Saugatuck is where the jobs are
Saugatuck has 2,808 jobs, 2.5 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 4,600 people are in town, 58% more than the 2,900 who live here. Day and night ↓
Most jobs in Saugatuck pay over $40,000 a year
72% of the jobs based in Saugatuck pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. 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.
About 47 minutes each way for Saugatuck’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 15 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Saugatuck workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 810 commuters (the 43% 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.
Half of Saugatuck commutes less than 15 miles
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.
Who works in Saugatuck, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 1,044 residents head out to work and 71 work right here.
About 4,600 people are in Saugatuck on a workday afternoon, 58% more than live here.
2.5 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.
72% of the jobs in Saugatuck pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Saugatuck, 2013 → 2023: 3,065 → 2,808. 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 Saugatuck’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where Saugatuck’s workforce comes from
Where Saugatuck clocks in
18% of workers
18% 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.
The towns around Saugatuck
The biggest share goes to Norwalk (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Saugatuck workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saugatuck | – | — | — | 47 min | $250,000+ |
| Compo | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Norwalk | 7% | B+ | A | 27 min | $107,616 |
| Westport Village | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Old Hill | under 2% | — | — | 42 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Compo, Westport Village and Old Hill: 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 Saugatuck’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.
- A ceiling on income. The Census stops at $250,000+, so the true median may be higher.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Saugatuck: questions
What is the median household income in Saugatuck?
$250,000+ (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Saugatuck?
2.4%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Saugatuck?
47 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 43% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Saugatuck work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Westport (18%, 1 mi), New York City (18%, 43 mi), Stamford (8%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Saugatuck without a car?
25% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Saugatuck, from the people who make the trip.
More of Saugatuck
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.