Earning a living in Stepney
A typical one-way commute lasts 37 minutes, where Connecticut has 27 and the U.S. 26. Only 5% work in Stepney; the top destination outside it is Monroe (10%, 3 miles). 10% of workers have no commute at all, against 16% across Connecticut.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Stepney at work: what stands out
Stepney trades workers with the towns around it
Stepney has about as many jobs (2,125) as working residents (2,025), but they are mostly different people: 1,920 residents leave for work each day while 2,020 people come in. Only 5% of the jobs in Stepney are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Stepney workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 37 minutes each way, against 27 across Connecticut. Over a year that’s about 284 hours of commuting, 77 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (27 to 34 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Stepney makes and builds things
35% of the jobs based in Stepney are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Stepney residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 16%. 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.
Who works in Stepney, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 1,920 residents head out to work, 105 work right here, and 2,020 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 (1.05 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.
Commuting from Stepney: about 37 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Stepney workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,051 commuters (the 10% 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.
Stepney works in goods: 35% of its jobs
2,125 jobs are based in Stepney.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Stepney, 2013 → 2023: 2,451 → 2,125. 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 Stepney’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where people from Stepney work
Where Stepney 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.
Where in the region Stepney works
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 Stepney
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Stepney workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stepney | – | — | — | 37 min | $153,966 |
| Easton | under 4% | A− | B | 33 min | $222,604 |
| Newtown | under 4% | A | C | 34 min | $155,110 |
| Trumbull | 5% | A− | A− | 33 min | $163,073 |
| Tashua | under 4% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Botsford | under 4% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Tashua and Botsford: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Trumbull. Darker towns draw more of Stepney’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 Stepney: questions
What is the median household income in Stepney?
$153,966 (±$15,578) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Stepney?
0.8%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Stepney?
37 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Stepney work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Monroe (10%, 3 mi), Bridgeport (8%, 10 mi), Stamford (7%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Stepney without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Stepney, from the people who make the trip.
More of Stepney
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.