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Jobs & commute in Winsted

With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Winsted works elsewhere

Only 6% stay in Winsted for work; outside it, Torrington is the main destination (14%, 7 miles). 1,457 jobs are based in Winsted; 3,455 of its residents have a job. Home is the office for 8% of workers; Connecticut has 16%.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

1,457 jobs based here
Household income
$65K
median · Connecticut $96K
Poverty
15.9%
Connecticut 10.0%
Unemployment
3.9%
Connecticut 5.6% · U.S. 5.2%
Time each way
25 min
Connecticut 27 · U.S. 26
Work in town
6%
216 of 3,455 working residents
Work from home
8%
Connecticut 16% · U.S. 15%
Day and night

The daily commute in and out of Winsted

On a workday 3,239 residents head out to work, 216 work right here, and 1,241 people come in from elsewhere.

3,239live here, work elsewhere
216live and work here
1,241work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night7,000
Workday5,000
7,000live here− 3,200head out to work+ 1,200come in to work= 5,000on a workday

About 5,000 people are in Winsted on a workday afternoon, 29% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.42jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

The places Winsted commutes to

Hartford: 120 residents work here (3%)Torrington: 477 residents work here (14%)Bristol: 60 residents work here (2%)Waterbury: 89 residents work here (3%)New York: 109 residents work here (3%)Canton: 73 residents work here (2%)Winchester: 338 residents work here (10%)HarwintonFarmington: 105 residents work here (3%)BarkhamstedLitchfieldNew Hartford: 139 residents work here (4%)North Canaan: 123 residents work here (4%)ColebrookSimsburyWinstedTorringtonWinchesterNew HartfordNorth CanaanHartfordNew YorkWinsted
1
Torrington7.1 mi away
14%477
2
Winchester2.1 mi away
10%338
3
New Hartford6.8 mi away
4%139
4
North Canaan13.4 mi away
4%123
5
Hartford22.7 mi away
3%120
6
New York City, NY98.3 mi away
3%109
7
Farmington17.8 mi away
3%105
8
Waterbury25.4 mi away
3%89
9
Canton9.7 mi away
2%73
10
Bristol18.1 mi away
2%60
Everywhere elseother towns and states
53%1,822
The top trips

Where Winsted clocks in

14% of workers
7.1 mi awayTorrington477 Winsted residents work here · Jobs & commute →
10% of workers
2.1 mi awayWinchester338 Winsted residents work here · Jobs & commute →
4% of workers
6.8 mi awayNew Hartford139 Winsted residents work here · Jobs & commute →

Lines 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 jobs

The kinds of work in Winsted

Jobs based in WinstedJobs Winsted residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms12%23%
Trade, transport & utilities18%19%
Services: health, schools, offices70%58%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less15%14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month28%25%
Over $3,333 a month56%61%

Who does it

29 or younger17%22%
30 to 5444%48%
55 and older38%30%
−10%

Jobs based in Winsted, 2013 → 2023: 1,617 → 1,457. 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 Winsted’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

A commute of about 25 minutes in Winsted

A year of commuting
194 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.1 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Winsted25 min
Connecticut27 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
8%

of Winsted workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Winsted gets to work
84%Drive alone
7%Carpool
1%Transit
6%Walk

Share of the 3,235 commuters (the 8% 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 far

How many miles Winsted commutes

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miTorrington: 14% · 7.1 miWinchester: 10% · 2.1 miNew Hartford: 4% · 6.8 miNorth Canaan: 4% · 13.4 miHartford: 3% · 22.7 miNew York City: 3% · 98.3 miFarmington: 3% · 17.8 miWaterbury: 3% · 25.4 miCanton: 2% · 9.7 miBristol: 2% · 18.1 miTorrington 14%Winchester 10%New Hartford 4%North Canaan 4%Hartford 3%Winsted
WinstedTop destinations (size = commuters)
30%Under 10 mi1,042 residents
35%10–24 mi1,215 residents
23%25–50 mi794 residents
12%Over 50 mi403 residents

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.

Next door

How Winsted compares with the towns next door

Barkhamsted: few work hereBarkhamstedWinsted
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%
Barkhamstedunder 2% of Winsted

Jobs & commute next door

TownWinsted workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Winsted–——25 min$64,871
Barkhamstedunder 2%B+C+28 min$123,544

Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Winsted’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Winsted: questions

What is the median household income in Winsted?

$64,871 (±$12,321) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Winsted?

15.9%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Winsted?

25 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Winsted work?

6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Torrington (14%, 7 mi), Winchester (10%, 2 mi), New Hartford (4%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Winsted without a car?

1% of commuters take transit and 13% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Winsted, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Winsted

Winsted home →
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shortest commutes
RankingsTop towns in CTShortest commutes, work from home & more

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.