Saybrook Manor has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
Only 1% work in Saybrook Manor itself; outside it, Old Saybrook draws the most (17%, 1 miles). 205 jobs are based in Saybrook Manor, against 542 working residents. A typical one-way commute lasts 35 minutes, where Connecticut has 27 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Saybrook Manor: the figures worth knowing
The trip to work from Saybrook Manor: about 35 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Saybrook Manor workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 748 commuters (the 13% 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.
Who commutes out of Saybrook Manor, and who commutes in
On a workday 536 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 199 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,000 people are in Saybrook Manor on a workday afternoon, 25% fewer 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.
Where people from Saybrook Manor work
Where Saybrook Manor clocks in
17% of workers
7% of workers
5% 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.
Saybrook Manor is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Saybrook Manor, 2013 → 2023: 259 → 205. 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 Saybrook Manor’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Saybrook Manor’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Saybrook Manor and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Westbrook (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Saybrook Manor workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saybrook Manor | – | — | — | 35 min | $119,670 |
| Westbrook Center | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Westbrook | 3% | A− | A | 21 min | $91,202 |
Same-state neighbors only. Westbrook Center: 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 Saybrook Manor’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 Saybrook Manor: questions
What is the median household income in Saybrook Manor?
$119,670 (±$33,830) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Saybrook Manor?
0.2%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Saybrook Manor?
35 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Saybrook Manor work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Old Saybrook (17%, 1 mi), New Haven (7%, 27 mi), Essex (5%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Saybrook Manor without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Saybrook Manor, from the people who make the trip.
More of Saybrook Manor
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.