Photo: Joe Mabel · CC BY-SA 3.0West Cornwall has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.5 for each
Employers in West Cornwall report 29 jobs, and 55 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in West Cornwall itself; outside it, Cornwall draws the most (18%, 2 miles). The average commute takes 24 minutes each way; Connecticut averages 27, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in West Cornwall: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 55 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 29 people come in from elsewhere.
About 44 people are in West Cornwall on a workday afternoon, 37% 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.
Where people from West Cornwall work
Where West Cornwall clocks in
18% of workers
7% of workers
5% 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.
A place that makes things: 28% of West Cornwall’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in West Cornwall, 2013 → 2023: 14 → 29. 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 West Cornwall’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 24 minutes each way, quicker than most of Connecticut
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of West Cornwall workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 41 commuters (the 15% 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 distance from West Cornwall to work
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.
How West Cornwall compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Sharon (4%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | West Cornwall workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Cornwall | – | — | — | 24 min | $175,156 |
| Sharon | 4% | C+ | B+ | 30 min | $100,518 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of West Cornwall’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 West Cornwall: questions
What is the median household income in West Cornwall?
$175,156 (±$53,679) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in West Cornwall?
4.3%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from West Cornwall?
24 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in West Cornwall work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cornwall (18%, 2 mi), Canaan (7%, 7 mi), Torrington (5%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around West Cornwall without a car?
15% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from West Cornwall, from the people who make the trip.
More of West Cornwall
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.