Photo: 3Dimka at en.wikipedia · Public domainHouseholds in Southington have higher incomes than those in 90% of U.S. towns
About one in seven work in Southington itself; outside it, Hartford draws the most (9%, 15 miles). Poverty touches 4.9% of residents; Connecticut has 10.0%. Jobs and income earn Southington A; getting around on foot earns it C+.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How Southington earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Southington is better than 92% of U.S. towns, #23 of 155 in Connecticut. Household income is its strongest input ($124,309, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.4%, 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, Southington could be anywhere from A− to A+.
A workday in Southington: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 17,687 residents head out to work, 3,584 work right here, and 13,601 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 (0.81 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 Southington ends
Where Southington clocks in
9% of workers
5% of workers
4% 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 kinds of work in Southington
17,185 jobs are based in Southington.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Southington, 2013 → 2023: 14,062 → 17,185. 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 Southington’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Southington’s commute takes about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Southington workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 19,761 commuters (the 17% 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.
The distance from Southington to work
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.
Getting around Southington: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Southington is more walkable than 45% of U.S. towns, #103 of 155 in Connecticut. Both inputs place Southington near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 23,902 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 5% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 59% 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). 3.6% of Southington households have no vehicle (Connecticut 8.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Southington’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 31,000 to 60,000, Southington ranks 114th of 1,000 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Southlake TX | 31,175 | $250K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 32 | Glastonbury CT | 35,503 | $157K | 3.8% | 2.9% | 15% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 112 | Eldersburg MD | 31,695 | $143K | 4.7% | 3.1% | 11% | A |
| 113 | Cranberry Township PA | 35,244 | $125K | 4.4% | 3.1% | 19% | A |
| 114 | Southington CT | 44,242 | $124K | 4.9% | 3.4% | 17% | A |
| 115 | Salem NH | 31,868 | $110K | 5.0% | 2.8% | 17% | A |
| 116 | Billerica MA | 42,632 | $148K | 5.4% | 3.8% | 12% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 220 | Newington CT | 31,647 | $103K | 6.4% | 3.6% | 11% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 223 | Wallingford CT | 44,406 | $105K | 5.4% | 3.9% | 21% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,000 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | 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 Southington, the top three, the last and three more from Connecticut.
Next door is work for 16% of Southington
The biggest share goes to Bristol (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Southington workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southington | – | A | C+ | 24 min | $124,309 |
| Cheshire | 4% | A | A− | 29 min | $146,528 |
| Berlin | under 3% | A+ | B− | 21 min | $113,598 |
| Bristol | 5% | B− | B+ | 24 min | $79,076 |
| Wolcott | under 3% | A | C | 30 min | $110,850 |
| Meriden | 3% | C+ | A | 23 min | $71,253 |
| New Britain | 4% | C | A | 22 min | $58,613 |
| Plainville | under 3% | A− | B+ | 21 min | $84,343 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Southington’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 Southington: questions
What is the median household income in Southington?
$124,309 (±$8,844) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Southington?
4.9%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Southington?
24 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Southington work?
17% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hartford (9%, 15 mi), Bristol (5%, 6 mi), New Britain (4%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Southington walkable?
Southington is more walkable than 45% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 7.0 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Southington without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Southington, from the people who make the trip.
More of Southington
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. 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.