Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 3.0Jobs and earnings in South Windham, and the trip to work
There are 559 jobs in South Windham, against 580 working residents. Only 3% work in South Windham; the top destination outside it is Windham (22%, 2 miles). The trip to work takes 26 minutes on average, next to 27 for Connecticut and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where South Windham stands out on work
The better-paid jobs are outside South Windham
59% of South Windham residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 34% of the jobs based in South Windham pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 97% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
South Windham has added jobs fast
Jobs based in South Windham went from 365 in 2013 to 559 in 2023, +53%. 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; with 580 working residents, small shifts move the shares; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
What South Windham’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in South Windham, 2013 → 2023: 365 → 559. 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 Windham’s own residents hold wherever they work.
South Windham by day and by night
On a workday 561 residents head out to work, 19 work right here, and 540 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 (0.96 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 Windham ends
Where South Windham clocks in
22% 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.
Commuting from South Windham: about 26 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of South Windham workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 512 commuters (the 11% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from South Windham
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 South Windham
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | South Windham workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Windham | – | — | — | 26 min | $75,045 |
| Lebanon | 3% | A | D | 31 min | $109,135 |
| Willimantic | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Willimantic: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Lebanon. Darker towns draw more of South Windham’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 Windham: questions
What is the median household income in South Windham?
$75,045 (±$16,185) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in South Windham?
19.4%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from South Windham?
26 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in South Windham work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Windham (22%, 2 mi), Mansfield (7%, 8 mi), Norwich (5%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around South Windham without a car?
8% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from South Windham, from the people who make the trip.
More of South Windham
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.