Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 4.0Most of Witches Woods commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
7 jobs are based in Witches Woods for 41 working residents. Hardly any work in Witches Woods; the top destination outside it is Killingly (12%, 14 miles). 46% of workers have no commute at all, where Connecticut as a whole has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 41 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where Witches Woods’ working residents head each day
Where Witches Woods clocks in
12% of workers
10% of workers
7% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Witches Woods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Witches Woods, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 7. 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 Witches Woods’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Witches Woods
of Witches Woods workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 30 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.
Witches Woods’ commute, mile by mile
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.
Work in the towns next to Witches Woods
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Witches Woods workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Witches Woods | – | — | — | — | $250,000+ |
| Lake Bungee | under 3% | — | — | 34 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lake Bungee: 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 Witches Woods’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 Witches Woods: questions
What is the median household income in Witches Woods?
$250,000+ (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Witches Woods?
0.0%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Witches Woods work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Killingly (12%, 14 mi), Putnam (10%, 11 mi), Johnston (7%, 30 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Witches Woods without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Witches Woods, from the people who make the trip.
More of Witches Woods
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.