Making a living in Suffield Depot
Working from home is the commute for 24% of workers; Connecticut has 16%. Only 3% work in Suffield Depot; the top destination outside it is Suffield (11%, 2 miles). The average commute takes 28 minutes each way, 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
Work in Suffield Depot: the figures worth knowing
A lot of Suffield Depot workers cross into Massachusetts
20% of Suffield Depot workers work outside Connecticut, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Springfield (8%), Agawam Town (3%) and West Springfield Town (2%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Suffield Depot
76% of Suffield Depot residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 58% of the jobs based in Suffield Depot pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 97% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Home offices are common in Suffield Depot
24% of Suffield Depot 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 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 655 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where people from Suffield Depot work
Where Suffield Depot clocks in
11% of workers
11% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
750 jobs are based in Suffield Depot.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Suffield Depot, 2013 → 2023: 730 → 750. 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 Suffield Depot’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Suffield Depot: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Suffield Depot workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 921 commuters (the 24% 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.
Who leaves Suffield Depot for work, and who comes in
On a workday 636 residents head out to work, 19 work right here, and 731 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 (1.15 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.
How far it is to work from Suffield Depot
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.
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 Suffield Depot: questions
What is the median household income in Suffield Depot?
$91,625 (±$75,607) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Suffield Depot?
8.4%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Suffield Depot?
28 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Suffield Depot work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Suffield (11%, 2 mi), Hartford (11%, 15 mi), Springfield (8%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Suffield Depot without a car?
1% 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 Suffield Depot, from the people who make the trip.
More of Suffield Depot
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.