Photo: User:Noroton · Public domainWeston ranks among the highest-earning U.S. towns by household income
The two grades for Weston are A for jobs and income and B for walkability. Household incomes here are among the highest in the country. Below the poverty line: 1.8% of residents; Connecticut has 10.0%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Weston
Weston workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 47 minutes each way, against 27 across Connecticut. Over a year that’s about 360 hours of commuting, 153 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (33 to 43 minutes). Time on the road ↓
A lot of Weston works from home
45% of Weston workers work from home, against 16% across Connecticut. Time on the road ↓
Weston’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Weston is New York City, NY, 49 miles away as the crow flies. 20% of working residents (757) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Most jobs here, and most residents’ jobs, pay over $40,000
79% of Weston’s working residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, the top earnings band in the Census data, and so do 81% of the jobs based in Weston. 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.
Jobs & income in Weston: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Weston is better than 90% of U.S. towns, #35 of 155 in Connecticut. Household income holds Weston’s grade up ($250,000+, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (5.2%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
The Census reports Weston’s median household income as $250,000+, the top of its scale; the grade ranks it as tied with the 111 other graded places at that ceiling.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Weston could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Each way, about 47 minutes from Weston
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 14.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Weston workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,699 commuters (the 45% 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.
How many miles Weston 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.
In Weston, services account for most jobs
1,299 jobs are based in Weston.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Weston, 2013 → 2023: 1,251 → 1,299. 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 Weston’s own residents hold wherever they work.
In and out of Weston on a workday
On a workday 3,521 residents head out to work, 321 work right here, and 978 people come in from elsewhere.
About 8,000 people are in Weston on a workday afternoon, 24% fewer than live here.
0.34 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
20% of working residents work in New York City
Where Weston clocks in
20% of workers
10% of workers
8% 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.
Most trips from Weston start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Weston is more walkable than 64% of U.S. towns, #79 of 155 in Connecticut. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 21.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 7.1% across Connecticut, on an EPA index of 5.1.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 4,895 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 0.5% of Weston households have no vehicle (Connecticut 8.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 21% of Weston’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 7,000 to 14,000, Weston ranks 413th of 2,878 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 181 | Oxford CT | 13,311 | $129K | 4.0% | 2.3% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 220 | Granby CT | 11,963 | $120K | 3.2% | 2.3% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 245 | Prospect CT | 9,638 | $126K | 3.2% | 3.3% | 7% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 411 | Clarendon Hills IL | 8,681 | $130K | 8.4% | 3.2% | 3% | A |
| 412 | Hebron CT | 9,256 | $143K | 4.1% | 3.6% | 9% | A |
| 413 | Weston CT | 10,517 | $250K | 1.8% | 5.2% | 8% | A |
| 414 | Travis Ranch TX | 9,025 | $84K | 7.3% | 0.7% | <1% | A |
| 415 | Felida WA | 10,841 | $165K | 1.9% | 4.3% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,878 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Weston, the top three, the last and three more from Connecticut.
15% of Weston works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Westport (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Weston workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weston | – | A | B | 47 min | $250,000+ |
| Easton | under 2% | A− | B | 33 min | $222,604 |
| Fairfield | 4% | A− | A | 33 min | $172,432 |
| Wilton | 4% | A | A− | 36 min | $242,199 |
| Westport | 7% | A | A | 41 min | $250,000+ |
| Poplar Plains | under 2% | — | — | 43 min | — |
| Coleytown | under 2% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Redding | under 2% | A− | B | 36 min | $186,060 |
| Georgetown | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Poplar Plains, Coleytown and Georgetown: 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 Weston’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.
- A ceiling on income. The Census stops at $250,000+, so the true median may be higher.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Weston: questions
What is the median household income in Weston?
$250,000+ (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Weston?
1.8%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Weston?
47 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 45% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Weston work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (20%, 49 mi), Stamford (10%, 14 mi), Norwalk (8%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Weston walkable?
Weston is more walkable than 64% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 5.1 out of 20, and 22% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Weston without a car?
21% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Weston, from the people who make the trip.
More of Weston
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.