Photo: Tomticker5 · CC BY-SA 3.0Household incomes in Trumbull are higher than in 96% of U.S. towns
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 3.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 31.8 in Stamford. 5.3% of residents are in poverty (Connecticut 10.0%). Trumbull grades A− for jobs and income and A− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Trumbull: the figures worth knowing
A lot of Trumbull works one town over
25% of working residents work in a town that borders Trumbull: Bridgeport (9%), Fairfield (7%) and Shelton (5%). Next door ↓
Trumbull workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 27 across Connecticut. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 46 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.
Trumbull’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Trumbull is better than 84% of U.S. towns, #69 of 155 in Connecticut. Household income holds Trumbull’s grade up ($163,073, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (5.6%, 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, Trumbull could be anywhere from A− to A.
From Trumbull, about 33 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Trumbull workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 13,652 commuters (the 22% 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.
Who works in Trumbull, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 15,386 residents head out to work, 1,681 work right here, and 11,778 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 (0.79 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.
9% of working residents work in Bridgeport
Where Trumbull clocks in
9% 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.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Inside Trumbull’s 13,459 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Trumbull, 2013 → 2023: 15,225 → 13,459. 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’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Trumbull commutes less than 13 miles
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.
In Trumbull, walking beats the bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Trumbull is more walkable than 77% of U.S. towns, #51 of 155 in Connecticut. Both inputs place Trumbull 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 17,609 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 30% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 2% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 3.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 77% 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). 3.3% of Trumbull households have no vehicle (Connecticut 8.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 4% of Trumbull’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Trumbull is 325th among 1,096 U.S. towns of 27,000 to 51,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
| 2 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 3 | Southlake TX | 31,175 | $250K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 39 | Glastonbury CT | 35,503 | $157K | 3.8% | 2.9% | 15% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 44 | South Windsor CT | 27,036 | $145K | 4.9% | 2.4% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 52 | Farmington CT | 28,632 | $141K | 4.2% | 2.7% | 17% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 323 | Apollo Beach FL | 33,355 | $128K | 4.6% | 4.2% | 5% | A− |
| 324 | Fair Lawn NJ | 37,128 | $145K | 6.1% | 6.2% | 4% | A− |
| 325 | Trumbull CT | 38,075 | $163K | 5.3% | 5.6% | 10% | A− |
| 326 | Center Township IN | 41,028 | $102K | 7.3% | 2.9% | 19% | A− |
| 327 | West Falls Church VA | 31,279 | $135K | 7.9% | 4.9% | 3% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,096 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | 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.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Trumbull, the top three, the last and three more from Connecticut.
Trumbull and its neighbors: 25% work next door
The biggest share goes to Bridgeport (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Trumbull workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trumbull | – | A− | A− | 33 min | $163,073 |
| Bridgeport | 9% | C | A+ | 31 min | $58,685 |
| Easton | under 3% | A− | B | 33 min | $222,604 |
| Shelton | 5% | A− | B− | 30 min | $108,185 |
| Stratford | 4% | B+ | A | 30 min | $95,815 |
| Monroe | under 3% | A | B+ | 34 min | $157,250 |
| Stepney | under 3% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Fairfield | 7% | A− | A | 33 min | $172,432 |
Same-state neighbors only. Stepney: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Trumbull’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: questions
What is the median household income in Trumbull?
$163,073 (±$11,187) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Trumbull?
5.3%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Trumbull?
33 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Trumbull work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bridgeport (9%, 6 mi), Stamford (8%, 22 mi), Fairfield (7%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Trumbull walkable?
Trumbull is more walkable than 77% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 8.4 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Trumbull without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 2% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Trumbull, from the people who make the trip.
More of Trumbull
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.