Photo: Artsistra · CC BY-SA 4.0With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Weatogue works elsewhere
25% of workers have no commute at all; Connecticut has 16%. There are 617 jobs in Weatogue, against 1,379 working residents. Only 2% stay in Weatogue for work; outside it, Hartford is the main destination (17%, 9 miles).
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 Weatogue
Fewer jobs are based in Weatogue than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Weatogue fell from 2,507 in 2013 to 617 in 2023, −75%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Home offices are common in Weatogue
25% of Weatogue workers work from home, against 16% across Connecticut. Time on the road ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Weatogue
75% of Weatogue residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 56% of the jobs based in Weatogue pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 98% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
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.
Weatogue is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Weatogue, 2013 → 2023: 2,507 → 617. 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 Weatogue’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Weatogue spends getting to work: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Weatogue workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,128 commuters (the 25% 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.
In and out of Weatogue on a workday
On a workday 1,358 residents head out to work, 21 work right here, and 596 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,900 people are in Weatogue on a workday afternoon, 29% 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 2023, primary jobs.
The places Weatogue commutes to
Where Weatogue clocks in
17% of workers
14% 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.
How many miles Weatogue commutes
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.
Around Weatogue: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Weatogue workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weatogue | – | — | — | 27 min | $163,714 |
| Simsbury Center | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| West Simsbury | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Simsbury Center and West Simsbury: 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 Weatogue’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 Weatogue: questions
What is the median household income in Weatogue?
$163,714 (±$28,025) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Weatogue?
0.3%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Weatogue?
27 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 25% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Weatogue work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hartford (17%, 9 mi), Simsbury (14%, 2 mi), Farmington (7%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Weatogue without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Weatogue, from the people who make the trip.
More of Weatogue
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.