Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 3.0Windsor has 1.9 jobs for every working resident: 25,921 people commute in to work
The two grades for Windsor are A− for jobs and income and A− for walkability. Windsor has 28,010 jobs, and 14,772 of its residents work somewhere. Household incomes here are higher than in 80% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Windsor apart
Windsor is where the jobs are
Windsor has 28,010 jobs, 1.9 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 43,000 people are in town, 44% more than the 30,000 who live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Windsor works one town over
29% of working residents work in a town that borders Windsor: Hartford (19%), Bloomfield (6%) and Windsor Locks (2%). Next door ↓
Commutes from Windsor 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 ↓
Most Windsor residents work close to home
60% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. Only 8% work more than 50 miles away. How far ↓
Windsor draws workers from far and wide
The 28,010 jobs in Windsor are filled from a wide area. Windsor’s own residents hold 7% and the ten next-biggest home towns 36%; the other 57% 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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Windsor
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Windsor is better than 77% of U.S. towns, #90 of 155 in Connecticut. Job access by car holds Windsor’s grade up (ahead of 90% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (5.5%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Windsor could be anywhere from B to A.
In and out of Windsor on a workday
On a workday 12,683 residents head out to work and 2,089 work right here.
About 43,000 people are in Windsor on a workday afternoon, 44% 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.
A commute of about 21 minutes in Windsor
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Windsor workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 12,787 commuters (the 16% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Windsor
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.
Who travels to work in Windsor, and from where
Where Windsor clocks in
19% 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.
71% of the jobs in Windsor pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Windsor, 2013 → 2023: 25,848 → 28,010. 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 Windsor’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Windsor is easy on foot, hard by bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Windsor is more walkable than 77% of U.S. towns, #53 of 155 in Connecticut. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 3.0% 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 15,241 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 70% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 23% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 8.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 91% 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). 4.5% of Windsor households have no vehicle (Connecticut 8.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Windsor’s commuters take a bus or train.
Windsor next to U.S. towns of 21,000 to 40,000: 531st of 1,366 on jobs and income
| # | 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 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 27 | North Haven CT | 24,799 | $133K | 4.1% | 2.0% | 13% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 58 | Glastonbury CT | 35,503 | $157K | 3.8% | 2.9% | 15% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 62 | South Windsor CT | 27,036 | $145K | 4.9% | 2.4% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 529 | San Dimas CA | 32,978 | $105K | 9.9% | 4.6% | 7% | A− |
| 530 | Bloomingdale FL | 23,827 | $105K | 8.9% | 3.6% | 3% | A− |
| 531 | Windsor CT | 29,879 | $105K | 6.7% | 5.5% | 14% | A− |
| 532 | Laguna Hills CA | 30,020 | $129K | 7.8% | 6.2% | 6% | A− |
| 533 | Greenfield WI | 37,159 | $70K | 8.6% | 2.5% | 5% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,366 | Barstow CA | 24,804 | $53K | 23.1% | 11.9% | 17% | 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 Windsor, the top three, the last and three more from Connecticut.
29% of Windsor works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Hartford (19%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Windsor workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windsor | – | A− | A− | 21 min | $104,725 |
| Hartford | 19% | C− | A+ | 23 min | $46,411 |
| Windsor Locks | 2% | B | B+ | 22 min | $81,205 |
| Bloomfield | 6% | A− | A− | 23 min | $98,725 |
| East Windsor | under 3% | A− | C+ | 22 min | $96,250 |
| South Windsor | 2% | A+ | B− | 23 min | $144,961 |
| East Granby | under 3% | A+ | B− | 25 min | $120,938 |
| Blue Hills | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Blue Hills: 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 Windsor’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 Windsor: questions
What is the median household income in Windsor?
$104,725 (±$7,536) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Windsor?
6.7%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Windsor?
21 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Windsor work?
14% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hartford (19%, 7 mi), Bloomfield (6%, 4 mi), East Hartford (4%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Windsor walkable?
Windsor is more walkable than 77% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 9.6 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Windsor without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 23% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Windsor, from the people who make the trip.
More of Windsor
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.