Most of Tokeneke commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Tokeneke report 463 jobs, against 866 working residents. Only 2% work in Tokeneke; the top destination outside it is New York City (22%, 37 miles). Working from home is the commute for 26% of workers; Connecticut has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Tokeneke
Tokeneke’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Tokeneke is New York City, NY, 37 miles away as the crow flies. 22% of working residents (191) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Most jobs here, and most residents’ jobs, pay over $40,000
81% of Tokeneke’s working residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, the top earnings band in the Census data, and so do 84% of the jobs based in Tokeneke. The jobs ↓
A lot of Tokeneke workers cross into New York
29% of Tokeneke workers work outside Connecticut, most of them in New York, the Census survey finds. The commute map ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 866 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The commute from Tokeneke, by distance
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Services make up most of the work in Tokeneke
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Tokeneke, 2014 → 2024: 585 → 463. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Tokeneke’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where Tokeneke’s working residents head each day
Where Tokeneke clocks in
22% of workers
13% of workers
12% 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.
Tokeneke quiets down on a workday
On a workday 849 residents head out to work, 17 work right here, and 446 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,500 people are in Tokeneke on a workday afternoon, 14% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
How long Tokeneke spends getting to work: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Tokeneke workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 781 commuters (the 26% 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.
Tokeneke and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Norwalk (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Tokeneke workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokeneke | – | — | — | 31 min | $250,000+ |
| Noroton | under 2% | — | — | 43 min | — |
| Darien Downtown | under 2% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Norwalk | 7% | B+ | A | 27 min | $107,616 |
Same-state neighbors only. Noroton and Darien Downtown: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Tokeneke’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 2024, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- A ceiling on income. The Census stops at $250,000+, so the true median may be higher.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Tokeneke: questions
What is the median household income in Tokeneke?
$250,000+ (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Tokeneke?
13.9%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Tokeneke?
31 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 26% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Tokeneke work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (22%, 37 mi), Stamford (13%, 4 mi), Darien (12%, 1 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Tokeneke without a car?
21% 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 Tokeneke, from the people who make the trip.
More of Tokeneke
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.