Dr. Andrew Castle House · Photo: Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0Household incomes in Woodbridge top those of 98% of U.S. towns
Below the poverty line: 2.1% of residents, next to 10.0% for Connecticut as a whole. For jobs and income Woodbridge is better than 84% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 40% of U.S. towns (C+). Only 6% work in Woodbridge; the top destination outside it is New Haven (29%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Woodbridge, in a few figures
Woodbridge trades workers with the towns around it
Woodbridge has about as many jobs (3,503) as working residents (4,081), but they are mostly different people: 3,841 residents leave for work each day while 3,263 people come in. Only 7% of the jobs in Woodbridge are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Woodbridge works one town over
35% of working residents work in a town that borders Woodbridge: New Haven (29%), Hamden (3%) and Orange (3%). Next door ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Woodbridge
75% of Woodbridge residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 54% of the jobs based in Woodbridge pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 94% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
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 Woodbridge earns its Jobs & income grade
Household income holds Woodbridge’s grade up ($188,750, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (7.9%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Woodbridge could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Who leaves Woodbridge for work, and who comes in
On a workday 3,841 residents head out to work, 240 work right here, and 3,263 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.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.86 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
In Woodbridge, services account for most jobs
3,503 jobs are based in Woodbridge.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Woodbridge, 2013 → 2023: 2,660 → 3,503. 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 Woodbridge’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where the trip to work from Woodbridge ends
Where Woodbridge clocks in
29% 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.
The daily trip from Woodbridge: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Woodbridge workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,300 commuters (the 17% 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 Woodbridge
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.
Most of Woodbridge commutes by car
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,987 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 19% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 5.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 85% 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). 6.5% of Woodbridge households have no vehicle (Connecticut 8.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Woodbridge’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Woodbridge is 657th of 2,886 U.S. towns of 6,400 to 12,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Pimmit Hills VA | 6,589 | $173K | 1.6% | 1.3% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Braddock VA | 6,536 | $212K | 0.9% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 229 | Granby CT | 11,963 | $120K | 3.2% | 2.3% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 254 | Prospect CT | 9,638 | $126K | 3.2% | 3.3% | 7% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 312 | Durham CT | 7,209 | $159K | 3.4% | 3.6% | 8% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 655 | Union Township OH | 6,781 | $103K | 7.2% | 3.1% | 1% | A− |
| 656 | Cape St. Claire MD | 9,236 | $136K | 4.3% | 5.3% | 5% | A− |
| 657 | Woodbridge CT | 9,160 | $189K | 2.1% | 7.9% | 6% | A− |
| 658 | Harvard MA | 7,014 | $214K | 4.5% | 5.5% | 8% | A− |
| 659 | Lighthouse Point FL | 10,756 | $92K | 6.8% | 3.3% | 6% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,886 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Woodbridge, the top three, the last and three more from Connecticut.
Woodbridge and its neighbors: 35% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Woodbridge workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodbridge | – | A− | C+ | 25 min | $188,750 |
| Bethany | under 3% | A+ | B | 32 min | $166,236 |
| New Haven | 29% | C− | A+ | 22 min | $56,851 |
| Hamden | 3% | B+ | A | 22 min | $98,306 |
| Orange | 3% | A+ | B | 28 min | $142,325 |
| Ansonia | under 3% | B− | A− | 27 min | $85,877 |
| Seymour | under 3% | A− | B+ | 32 min | $107,708 |
| Derby | under 3% | B | B+ | 27 min | $79,500 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to New Haven. Darker towns draw more of Woodbridge’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 Woodbridge: questions
What is the median household income in Woodbridge?
$188,750 (±$34,190) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Woodbridge?
2.1%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Woodbridge?
25 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Woodbridge work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New Haven (29%, 6 mi), West Haven (4%, 7 mi), Milford (4%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Woodbridge walkable?
Woodbridge is more walkable than 40% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 6.6 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Woodbridge without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Woodbridge, from the people who make the trip.
More of Woodbridge
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.