Photo: Sphilbrick · CC BY-SA 3.0West Simsbury has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.5 for each
28% of workers have no commute at all, next to 16% for Connecticut as a whole. 519 jobs are based in West Simsbury for 1,113 working residents. Only 2% stay in West Simsbury for work; outside it, Simsbury is the main destination (16%, 1 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in West Simsbury
Home offices are common in West Simsbury
28% of West Simsbury workers work from home, against 16% across Connecticut. Time on the road ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside West Simsbury
79% of West Simsbury residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 57% of the jobs based in West Simsbury 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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
From West Simsbury, about 29 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of West Simsbury workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 976 commuters (the 27% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in West Simsbury
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in West Simsbury, 2014 → 2024: 459 → 519. 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 West Simsbury’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily flow of workers through West Simsbury
On a workday 1,093 residents head out to work, 20 work right here, and 499 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,400 people are in West Simsbury on a workday afternoon, 20% 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.
Where people from West Simsbury work
Where West Simsbury clocks in
16% of workers
16% of workers
6% 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 distance from West Simsbury to work
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.
The towns around West Simsbury
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | West Simsbury workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Simsbury | – | — | — | 29 min | $201,397 |
| Simsbury Center | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Weatogue | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Simsbury Center and Weatogue: 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 West Simsbury’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.
- 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 Simsbury: questions
What is the median household income in West Simsbury?
$201,397 (±$22,779) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in West Simsbury?
3.8%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from West Simsbury?
29 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 28% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in West Simsbury work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Simsbury (16%, 1 mi), Hartford (16%, 11 mi), West Hartford (6%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around West Simsbury without a car?
0% 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 West Simsbury, from the people who make the trip.
More of West Simsbury
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.