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Jobs & commute in Terryville

Terryville has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each

Home is the office for 9% of workers, next to 16% for Connecticut as a whole. Terryville has 908 jobs for 2,840 working residents. The average commute takes 29 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

908 jobs based here
Household income
$73K
median · Connecticut $96K
Poverty
12.7%
Connecticut 10.0%
Unemployment
5.4%
Connecticut 5.6% · U.S. 5.2%
Time each way
29 min
Connecticut 27 · U.S. 26
Work in town
5%
138 of 2,840 working residents
Work from home
9%
Connecticut 16% · U.S. 15%
What stands out

Getting to work from Terryville, in brief

−35%people in town on a workday
★ What stands out · Day and night

Terryville quiets down on a workday

On a workday 2,702 residents head out to work, 138 work right here, and 770 people come in from elsewhere.

2,702live here, work elsewhere
138live and work here
770work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night5,500
Workday3,500
5,500live here− 2,700head out to work+ 770come in to work= 3,500on a workday

About 3,500 people are in Terryville on a workday afternoon, 35% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.32jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

11% of working residents work in Bristol

Hartford: 148 residents work here (5%)Torrington: 109 residents work here (4%)Bristol: 302 residents work here (11%)Waterbury: 171 residents work here (6%)New York: 86 residents work here (3%)BurlingtonWatertown: 76 residents work here (3%)HarwintonFarmington: 128 residents work here (5%)ThomastonPlainvilleSouthington: 108 residents work here (4%)Plymouth: 237 residents work here (8%)Cheshire: 77 residents work here (3%)TerryvilleBristolPlymouthWaterburyHartfordFarmingtonTorringtonTerryville
1
Bristol3.5 mi away
11%302
2
Plymouth1.2 mi away
8%237
3
Waterbury8.4 mi away
6%171
4
Hartford17.9 mi away
5%148
5
Farmington9.3 mi away
5%128
6
Torrington12.5 mi away
4%109
7
Southington8.3 mi away
4%108
8
New York City, NY85.2 mi away
3%86
9
Cheshire12.7 mi away
3%77
10
Watertown6.9 mi away
3%76
Everywhere elseother towns and states
49%1,398
The top trips

Where Terryville clocks in

11% of workers
3.5 mi awayBristol302 Terryville residents work here · Jobs & commute →
8% of workers
1.2 mi awayPlymouth237 Terryville residents work here · Jobs & commute →
6% of workers
8.4 mi awayWaterbury171 Terryville residents work here · Jobs & commute →

Lines 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.

The jobs

Jobs in Terryville: what the 908 are

Jobs based in TerryvilleJobs Terryville residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms14%23%
Trade, transport & utilities20%18%
Services: health, schools, offices66%60%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less14%10%
$1,251–$3,333 a month30%20%
Over $3,333 a month56%69%

Who does it

29 or younger22%20%
30 to 5447%52%
55 and older31%28%
−15%

Jobs based in Terryville, 2013 → 2023: 1,071 → 908. 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 Terryville’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Commuting from Terryville: about 29 minutes a trip

A year of commuting
222 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Terryville29 min
Connecticut27 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
9%

of Terryville workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Terryville gets to work
87%Drive alone
9%Carpool
2%Walk
1%Bike

Share of the 2,573 commuters (the 9% 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.

How far

Short hops and long hauls from Terryville

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miBristol: 11% · 3.5 miPlymouth: 8% · 1.2 miWaterbury: 6% · 8.4 miHartford: 5% · 17.9 miFarmington: 5% · 9.3 miTorrington: 4% · 12.5 miSouthington: 4% · 8.3 miNew York City: 3% · 85.2 miCheshire: 3% · 12.7 miWatertown: 3% · 6.9 miBristol 11%Plymouth 8%Waterbury 6%Hartford 5%Farmington 5%Terryville
TerryvilleTop destinations (size = commuters)
42%Under 10 mi1,181 residents
39%10–24 mi1,112 residents
12%25–50 mi332 residents
8%Over 50 mi213 residents

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

Terryville and its neighbors: 11% work next door

Bristol: 11% of workers work hereBristolTerryville
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%
Bristol11% of Terryville works here

Jobs & commute next door

TownTerryville workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Terryville–——29 min$72,813
Bristol11%B−B+24 min$79,076

Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

The biggest share goes to Bristol. Darker towns draw more of Terryville’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Terryville: questions

What is the median household income in Terryville?

$72,813 (±$15,735) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Terryville?

12.7%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Terryville?

29 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Terryville work?

5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bristol (11%, 4 mi), Plymouth (8%, 1 mi), Waterbury (6%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Terryville without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Terryville, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Terryville

Terryville home →
$1,271median rent
HousingLive where you work?Homes and rent in Terryville
29min commute
HandbookGetting around TerryvilleRoads, buses, parking and the basics
shortest commutes
RankingsTop towns in CTShortest commutes, work from home & more

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.