Photo: ML.Nature.Photo · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Woodstock commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
Jobs and income earn Woodstock B+; getting around on foot earns it C−. Employers in Woodstock report 1,539 jobs, against 3,675 working residents. Household incomes here are higher than in 85% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Woodstock stands out on work
Where Woodstock’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Woodstock is better than 73% of U.S. towns, #104 of 155 in Connecticut. Household income holds Woodstock’s grade up ($112,011, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 37% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Woodstock could be anywhere from B− to A.
In Woodstock, 37% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Woodstock, 2014 → 2024: 1,569 → 1,539. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Woodstock’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Woodstock quiets down on a workday
On a workday 3,232 residents head out to work, 443 work right here, and 1,096 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,300 people are in Woodstock on a workday afternoon, 25% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
9% of working residents work in Putnam
Where Woodstock clocks in
9% of workers
6% of workers
3% 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 Woodstock: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Woodstock workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,901 commuters (the 13% 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.
The commute from Woodstock, by distance
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
In Woodstock, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Woodstock is more walkable than 24% of U.S. towns, #137 of 155 in Connecticut. Both inputs place Woodstock near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 4,459 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% 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 under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 2.2% of Woodstock households have no vehicle (Connecticut 8.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Woodstock’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 2,981 U.S. towns of 5,900 to 11,400, Woodstock comes 1,042nd on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 251 | Prospect CT | 9,638 | $126K | 3.2% | 3.3% | 6% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 307 | Durham CT | 7,209 | $159K | 3.4% | 3.6% | 9% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 319 | Portland CT | 9,449 | $119K | 3.9% | 3.3% | 10% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,040 | Zimmerman MN | 6,904 | $86K | 11.8% | 1.4% | 6% | B+ |
| 1,041 | Treasure Island FL | 6,397 | $87K | 6.7% | 4.3% | 10% | B+ |
| 1,042 | Woodstock CT | 8,474 | $112K | 4.4% | 4.0% | 12% | B+ |
| 1,043 | Conewago Township PA | 9,140 | $97K | 6.3% | 5.3% | 4% | B+ |
| 1,044 | Oxford Township PA | 6,089 | $83K | 8.8% | 2.1% | 5% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,981 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 6% | 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 Woodstock, the top three, the last and three more from Connecticut.
15% of Woodstock works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Putnam (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Woodstock workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodstock | – | B+ | C− | 31 min | $112,011 |
| Pomfret | 3% | B | B− | 24 min | $108,476 |
| Thompson | 3% | B− | C− | 32 min | $93,629 |
| Union | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Eastford | under 3% | B+ | C+ | 35 min | $97,422 |
| Quinebaug | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Putnam | 9% | C+ | B | 25 min | $70,561 |
Same-state neighbors only. Union: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Quinebaug: 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 Woodstock’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 2024, 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 Woodstock: questions
What is the median household income in Woodstock?
$112,011 (±$21,070) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Woodstock?
4.4%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Woodstock?
31 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Woodstock work?
12% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Putnam (9%, 9 mi), Killingly (6%, 13 mi), Southbridge Town (3%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Woodstock walkable?
Woodstock is more walkable than 24% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.5 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Woodstock without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Woodstock, from the people who make the trip.
More of Woodstock
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.