Ebenezer Grant House · Photo: –Grondemar · CC BY-SA 3.0South Windsor’s household incomes are higher than in 94% of U.S. towns
Home is the office for 28% of workers; Connecticut has 16%. Poverty touches 4.9% of residents, next to 10.0% for Connecticut as a whole. Jobs and income earn South Windsor A+; getting around on foot earns it B−.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in South Windsor, in a few figures
South Windsor trades workers with the towns around it
South Windsor has about as many jobs (13,360) as working residents (13,211), but they are mostly different people: 11,814 residents leave for work each day while 11,963 people come in. Only 10% of the jobs in South Windsor are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of South Windsor works one town over
38% of working residents work in a town that borders South Windsor: Hartford (19%), Manchester (6%) and East Hartford (6%). Next door ↓
A lot of South Windsor works from home
28% of South Windsor 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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Income, poverty and work: South Windsor’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, South Windsor is better than 97% of U.S. towns, #7 of 155 in Connecticut. Household income is its strongest input ($144,961, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (2.4%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, South Windsor could be anywhere from A to A+.
The daily flow of workers through South Windsor
On a workday 11,814 residents head out to work, 1,397 work right here, and 11,963 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 (1.01 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Time on the road from South Windsor: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of South Windsor workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 10,023 commuters (the 27% 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.
19% of working residents work in Hartford
Where South Windsor clocks in
19% of workers
6% of workers
6% 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.
67% of the jobs in South Windsor pay over $3,333 a month
13,360 jobs are based in South Windsor.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in South Windsor, 2014 → 2024: 12,250 → 13,360. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs South Windsor’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far South Windsor goes to work
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
For most of South Windsor, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, South Windsor is more walkable than 53% of U.S. towns, #95 of 155 in Connecticut. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 7.1% across Connecticut.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 13,821 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 33% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 2% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 5.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 85% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 3.7% of South Windsor households have no vehicle (Connecticut 8.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of South Windsor’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, South Windsor is 69th among 1,477 U.S. towns of 19,000 to 36,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mountain Brook AL | 21,661 | $201K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Lake Forest IL | 19,731 | $235K | 3.5% | 1.8% | 12% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 30 | North Haven CT | 24,799 | $133K | 4.1% | 2.0% | 15% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 36 | Berlin CT | 20,698 | $114K | 3.4% | 2.0% | 12% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 62 | Glastonbury CT | 35,503 | $157K | 3.8% | 2.9% | 15% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 67 | Uwchlan Township PA | 19,615 | $134K | 2.5% | 3.1% | 10% | A+ |
| 68 | Matthews NC | 32,769 | $109K | 3.7% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| 69 | South Windsor CT | 27,036 | $145K | 4.9% | 2.4% | 11% | A+ |
| 70 | Stoneham MA | 24,253 | $114K | 5.4% | 2.2% | 6% | A+ |
| 71 | Concord Township OH | 19,217 | $122K | 2.9% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,477 | Nogales AZ | 19,495 | $43K | 28.0% | 15.7% | 35% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of South Windsor, the top three, the last and three more from Connecticut.
Work next door: 38% of South Windsor’s workers
The biggest share goes to Hartford (19%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | South Windsor workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Windsor | – | A+ | B− | 23 min | $144,961 |
| East Windsor | under 3% | A− | C+ | 22 min | $96,250 |
| Manchester | 6% | B | A | 23 min | $86,840 |
| Windsor | 5% | A− | A− | 21 min | $104,725 |
| East Hartford | 6% | B− | A | 22 min | $70,778 |
| Vernon | 2% | B− | A− | 27 min | $85,356 |
| Ellington | under 3% | A+ | C+ | 31 min | $129,913 |
| Hartford | 19% | C− | A+ | 23 min | $46,411 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of South Windsor’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 2024, 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 Windsor: questions
What is the median household income in South Windsor?
$144,961 (±$10,079) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in South Windsor?
4.9%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from South Windsor?
23 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 28% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in South Windsor work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hartford (19%, 7 mi), Manchester (6%, 5 mi), East Hartford (6%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is South Windsor walkable?
South Windsor is more walkable than 53% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 7.9 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around South Windsor without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 2% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from South Windsor, from the people who make the trip.
More of South Windsor
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.