A job hub: Wilton Center has 4.0 jobs per working resident, and 2,382 people come in to work
38% of workers have no commute at all; Connecticut has 16%. 2,407 jobs are based in Wilton Center, and 599 of its residents work somewhere. Only 4% stay in Wilton Center for work; outside it, New York City is the main destination (17%, 45 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Wilton Center apart on work
Wilton Center fills up on a workday
Wilton Center has 2,407 jobs, 4.0 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 3,500 people are in town, more than double the 1,700 who live here. Day and night ↓
Wilton Center’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Wilton Center is New York City, NY, 45 miles away as the crow flies. 17% of working residents (101) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
A lot of Wilton Center works from home
38% of Wilton Center workers work from home, against 16% across Connecticut. Time on the road ↓
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; with 599 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
In and out of Wilton Center on a workday
On a workday 574 residents head out to work and 25 work right here.
About 3,500 people are in Wilton Center on a workday afternoon, 107% more 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.
Half of Wilton Center commutes less than 14 miles
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.
Getting to work from Wilton Center takes about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wilton Center workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 548 commuters (the 38% 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.
Where Wilton Center’s workforce comes from
Where Wilton Center clocks in
17% of workers
13% of workers
11% 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.
68% of the jobs in Wilton Center pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wilton Center, 2013 → 2023: 2,361 → 2,407. 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 Wilton Center’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Wilton Center and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wilton Center workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilton Center | – | — | — | 26 min | $119,500 |
| South Wilton | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. South Wilton: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wilton Center’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.
- Two counts of out-of-state work. The Census survey asks workers where they work: 4% of Wilton Center workers work outside Connecticut. The job records count 19% at employers in other states. The records use the address the employer reports and skip the self-employed, so the two can differ.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Wilton Center: questions
What is the median household income in Wilton Center?
$119,500 (±$27,782) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wilton Center?
4.9%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wilton Center?
26 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 38% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wilton Center work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (17%, 45 mi), Wilton (13%, 2 mi), Stamford (11%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Wilton Center without a car?
5% of commuters take transit and 17% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wilton Center, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wilton Center
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.