Photo: Jerry Dougherty · CC BY 2.5Where South Coventry earns its living
Only 4% work in South Coventry; the top destination outside it is Hartford (10%, 20 miles). At home: 8% of workers have no commute at all (Connecticut 16%). The average commute takes 25 minutes each way, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of South Coventry, and who commutes in
On a workday 693 residents head out to work, 32 work right here, and 637 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.92 per resident).
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 the trip to work from South Coventry ends
Where South Coventry clocks in
10% of workers
8% of workers
7% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
669 jobs are based in South Coventry.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in South Coventry, 2013 → 2023: 724 → 669. 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 South Coventry’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 25 minutes from South Coventry
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of South Coventry workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 566 commuters (the 8% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from South Coventry
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.
South Coventry and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | South Coventry workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Coventry | – | — | — | 25 min | $107,767 |
| Coventry Lake | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Coventry Lake: 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 South Coventry’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 South Coventry: questions
What is the median household income in South Coventry?
$107,767 (±$35,053) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in South Coventry?
7.5%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from South Coventry?
25 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in South Coventry work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hartford (10%, 20 mi), Manchester (8%, 12 mi), Coventry (7%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around South Coventry without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from South Coventry, from the people who make the trip.
More of South Coventry
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.