Photo: Daderot · Public domainWethersfield’s household incomes are higher than in 91% of U.S. towns
Only 6% work in Wethersfield itself; outside it, Hartford draws the most (21%, 4 miles). 6.9% of residents are in poverty (Connecticut 10.0%). Wethersfield 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
The work figures that set Wethersfield apart
A lot of Wethersfield works one town over
36% of working residents work in a town that borders Wethersfield: Hartford (21%), Rocky Hill (4%) and Newington (4%). Next door ↓
Most Wethersfield residents work close to home
62% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. Only 5% work more than 50 miles away. How far ↓
Commutes from Wethersfield are quick
The average trip to work takes 21 minutes, against 27 across Connecticut. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical Connecticut worker. Time on the road ↓
Wethersfield draws workers from far and wide
The 8,184 jobs in Wethersfield are filled from a wide area. Wethersfield’s own residents hold 10% and the ten next-biggest home towns 35%; the other 55% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
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.
How Wethersfield earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Wethersfield is better than 90% of U.S. towns, #36 of 155 in Connecticut. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 93% of U.S. towns); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.4%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Wethersfield could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Wethersfield
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.
From Wethersfield, about 21 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wethersfield workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 11,696 commuters (the 18% 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 places Wethersfield commutes to
Where Wethersfield clocks in
21% of workers
4% of workers
4% 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.
Who leaves Wethersfield for work, and who comes in
On a workday 12,417 residents head out to work, 809 work right here, and 7,375 people come in from elsewhere.
About 22,000 people are in Wethersfield on a workday afternoon, 18% fewer than live here.
0.62 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.
Services make up most of the work in Wethersfield
8,184 jobs are based in Wethersfield.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wethersfield, 2013 → 2023: 8,812 → 8,184. 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 Wethersfield’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Wethersfield is more walkable than 80% of U.S. towns
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 7.1% across Connecticut.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 14,262 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 91% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 46% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 11.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 94% 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). 6.0% of Wethersfield households have no vehicle (Connecticut 8.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Wethersfield’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Wethersfield is 257th of 1,509 U.S. towns of 19,000 to 37,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mountain Brook AL | 21,661 | $201K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Lake Forest IL | 19,731 | $235K | 3.5% | 1.8% | 12% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 31 | North Haven CT | 24,799 | $133K | 4.1% | 2.0% | 13% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 37 | Berlin CT | 20,698 | $114K | 3.4% | 2.0% | 11% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 63 | Glastonbury CT | 35,503 | $157K | 3.8% | 2.9% | 15% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 255 | Farmington UT | 26,266 | $127K | 5.4% | 3.2% | 10% | A |
| 256 | Watertown CT | 22,526 | $102K | 4.3% | 3.0% | 16% | A |
| 257 | Wethersfield CT | 27,291 | $127K | 6.9% | 3.4% | 6% | A |
| 258 | East Hempfield Township PA | 27,287 | $99K | 5.2% | 2.6% | 15% | A |
| 259 | Marple Township PA | 24,323 | $124K | 5.3% | 4.1% | 7% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,509 | Nogales AZ | 19,495 | $43K | 28.0% | 15.7% | 37% | 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 Wethersfield, the top three, the last and three more from Connecticut.
The towns next door employ 36% of Wethersfield
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wethersfield workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wethersfield | – | A | A− | 21 min | $126,806 |
| Rocky Hill | 4% | A | B+ | 21 min | $99,941 |
| Newington | 4% | A | A− | 21 min | $102,884 |
| Glastonbury | 3% | A+ | C+ | 24 min | $157,192 |
| Hartford | 21% | C− | A+ | 23 min | $46,411 |
| Glastonbury Center | under 4% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| East Hartford | 4% | B− | A | 22 min | $70,778 |
Same-state neighbors only. Glastonbury Center: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Hartford. Darker towns draw more of Wethersfield’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 Wethersfield: questions
What is the median household income in Wethersfield?
$126,806 (±$11,712) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wethersfield?
6.9%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wethersfield?
21 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wethersfield work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hartford (21%, 4 mi), Rocky Hill (4%, 3 mi), Newington (4%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Wethersfield walkable?
Wethersfield is more walkable than 80% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 11.7 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Wethersfield without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 46% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wethersfield, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wethersfield
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.