Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 4.0Making a living in Terramuggus
Only 1% stay in Terramuggus for work; outside it, Hartford is the main destination (15%, 14 miles). Working from home is the commute for 63% of workers, where Connecticut as a whole has 16%. Commuters spend 39 minutes getting to work on average, 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
The short version on getting to work from Terramuggus
Home offices are common in Terramuggus
63% of Terramuggus workers work from home, against 16% across Connecticut. Time on the road ↓
Terramuggus workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 39 minutes each way, against 27 across Connecticut. Over a year that’s about 299 hours of commuting, 92 more than the state’s typical worker. 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 425 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
About 39 minutes each way for Terramuggus’ commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Terramuggus workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 205 commuters (the 63% 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 daily flow of workers through Terramuggus
On a workday 420 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 293 people come in from elsewhere.
About 840 people are in Terramuggus on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.70 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.
The places Terramuggus commutes to
Where Terramuggus clocks in
15% of workers
7% of workers
5% 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
298 jobs are based in Terramuggus.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Terramuggus, 2013 → 2023: 229 → 298. 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 Terramuggus’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Terramuggus
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 Terramuggus: questions
What is the median household income in Terramuggus?
$141,923 (±$61,270) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Terramuggus?
0.9%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Terramuggus?
39 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 63% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Terramuggus work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hartford (15%, 14 mi), Marlborough (7%, 1 mi), East Hartford (5%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Terramuggus without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Terramuggus, from the people who make the trip.
More of Terramuggus
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.