Photo: User:Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0Suffield has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs & income A−: better than 77% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #89 of 155 in Connecticut.
Walkability C−: more walkable than 25% of U.S. towns · #135 of 155 in Connecticut.
Household incomes here are higher than in 88% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 26 minutes each way (Connecticut 27, U.S. 26). About one in ten work in Suffield; the top destination outside it is Hartford (10%, 16 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Suffield
What’s behind Suffield’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Suffield is better than 77% of U.S. towns, #89 of 155 in Connecticut. Household income holds Suffield’s grade up ($119,472, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (6.1%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Suffield could be anywhere from B to A.
10% of working residents work in Hartford
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Suffield 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.
Suffield quiets down on a workday
On a workday 6,414 residents head out to work, 736 work right here, and 2,841 people come in from elsewhere.
About 12,000 people are in Suffield on a workday afternoon, 22% fewer than live here.
0.50 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
70% of the jobs in Suffield pay over $3,333 a month
3,577 jobs are based in Suffield. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Suffield’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Suffield, 2013 → 2023: 3,636 → 3,577. 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.
About 26 minutes each way, about the CT average
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Suffield workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,208 commuters (the 18% who work from home are left out). Across Connecticut: 82% drive alone, 4% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
Half of Suffield commutes less than 12 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Most trips from Suffield start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Suffield is more walkable than 25% of U.S. towns, #135 of 155 in Connecticut. Both inputs place Suffield 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 7,609 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% 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 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 42% 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). 4.9% of Suffield households have no vehicle (Connecticut 8.8%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Suffield’s commuters take a bus or train.
Suffield is 815th of 2,220 U.S. towns of 11,000 to 22,000 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Suffield, the top three, the last and three more from Connecticut.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 70 | Berlin CT | 20,698 | $114K | 3.4% | 2.0% | 11% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 124 | Ellington CT | 16,594 | $130K | 2.4% | 2.7% | 10% | A+ |
| 125 | Tolland CT | 14,752 | $133K | 5.3% | 1.2% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 813 | Lorton VA | 20,991 | $139K | 7.4% | 6.5% | 2% | A− |
| 814 | Sartell MN | 19,918 | $84K | 7.4% | 2.2% | 14% | A− |
| 815 | Suffield CT | 16,046 | $119K | 4.6% | 6.1% | 10% | A− |
| 816 | Fairmount Township KS | 12,817 | $122K | 6.7% | 5.3% | 7% | A− |
| 817 | Cornwall NY | 12,577 | $115K | 5.2% | 5.0% | 12% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,220 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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.
12% of Suffield works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Enfield (7%). Darker towns draw more of Suffield’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Suffield workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suffield | – | A− | C− | 26 min | $119,472 |
| East Granby | under 2% | A+ | B− | 25 min | $120,938 |
| Enfield | 7% | B+ | B− | 24 min | $90,404 |
| Windsor Locks | 3% | B | B+ | 22 min | $81,205 |
| Thompsonville | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Granby | under 2% | A+ | C+ | 28 min | $120,275 |
Same-state neighbors only. Thompsonville: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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: questions
What is the median household income in Suffield?
$119,472 (±$12,973) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Suffield?
4.6%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Suffield?
26 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Suffield work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hartford (10%, 16 mi), Springfield (8%, 11 mi), Windsor (7%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Suffield walkable?
Suffield is more walkable than 25% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.6 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Suffield without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Suffield, from the people who make the trip.
More of Suffield
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.