Photo: RGloucester · CC BY-SA 3.0Southport has 2.5 jobs for every working resident: 1,599 people commute in to work
41% of workers work from home, against 16% across Connecticut. Southport has 1,640 jobs for 659 working residents. Only 6% stay in Southport for work; outside it, Fairfield is the main destination (19%, 3 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Southport
Southport is where the jobs are
Southport has 1,640 jobs, 2.5 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 2,500 people are in town, 63% more than the 1,600 who live here. Day and night ↓
Home offices are common in Southport
41% of Southport workers work from home, against 16% across Connecticut. Time on the road ↓
Nearly all the work in Southport is services
86% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 6% are in factories, building or farms. The jobs ↓
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; with 659 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The workday shuffle in and out of Southport
On a workday 618 residents head out to work and 41 work right here.
About 2,500 people are in Southport on a workday afternoon, 63% more than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
How long Southport spends getting to work: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Southport workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 421 commuters (the 41% 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.
In Southport, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Southport, 2014 → 2024: 1,534 → 1,640. 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 Southport’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where the people who work in Southport live
Where Southport clocks in
19% of workers
10% of workers
8% 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.
Southport’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Work in the towns next to Southport
The biggest share goes to Westport (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Southport workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southport | – | — | — | 28 min | $159,688 |
| Greens Farms | under 2% | — | — | 49 min | — |
| Westport | 7% | A | A | 41 min | $250,000+ |
| Mill Plain | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Staples | under 2% | — | — | 43 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Greens Farms, Mill Plain and Staples: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Southport’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 Southport: questions
What is the median household income in Southport?
$159,688 (±$53,946) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Southport?
5.3%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Southport?
28 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 41% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Southport work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fairfield (19%, 3 mi), Stamford (10%, 14 mi), New York City (8%, 47 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Southport without a car?
19% 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 Southport, from the people who make the trip.
More of Southport
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.