Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Trumbull Center
Only 2% stay in Trumbull Center for work; outside it, Bridgeport is the main destination (10%, 4 miles). Commuters spend 33 minutes getting to work on average, next to 27 for Connecticut and 26 for the U.S. Trumbull Center has 3,714 jobs, against 4,609 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Trumbull Center: the gist
Commuting from Trumbull Center: about 33 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Trumbull Center workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,950 commuters (the 16% 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 Trumbull Center
On a workday 4,502 residents head out to work, 107 work right here, and 3,607 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 (0.81 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.
Where the trip to work from Trumbull Center ends
Where Trumbull Center clocks in
10% of workers
9% of workers
7% 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.
The kinds of work in Trumbull Center
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Trumbull Center, 2013 → 2023: 3,931 → 3,714. 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 Trumbull Center’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Trumbull Center’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Work next door: 15% of Trumbull Center’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Trumbull Center workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trumbull Center | – | — | — | 33 min | $123,708 |
| Bridgeport | 10% | C | A+ | 31 min | $58,685 |
| Daniels Farm | under 3% | — | — | 43 min | — |
| Long Hill | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Stratford | 5% | B+ | A | 30 min | $95,815 |
Same-state neighbors only. Daniels Farm and Long Hill: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Bridgeport. Darker towns draw more of Trumbull Center’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 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 Trumbull Center: questions
What is the median household income in Trumbull Center?
$123,708 (±$11,448) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Trumbull Center?
8.0%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Trumbull Center?
33 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Trumbull Center work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bridgeport (10%, 4 mi), Trumbull (9%, 3 mi), Stamford (7%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Trumbull Center without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Trumbull Center, from the people who make the trip.
More of Trumbull Center
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.