Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 3.0With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Tolland works elsewhere
Tolland has 32 jobs, and 237 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Tolland itself; outside it, Westfield draws the most (14%, 14 miles). For 12% of workers, the job is at home, next to 19% for Massachusetts as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Tolland at work: what stands out
Tolland is a place people come home to
There are 32 jobs based in Tolland, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Tolland has about 270 people in it, 43% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Tolland workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 38 minutes each way, against 29 across Massachusetts. Over a year that’s about 291 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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; with 237 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
A workday in Tolland: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 236 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 31 people come in from elsewhere.
About 270 people are in Tolland on a workday afternoon, 43% 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 2023, primary jobs.
Getting to work from Tolland takes about 38 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Tolland workers work from home, vs 19% across Massachusetts. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 244 commuters (the 13% who work from home are left out). Across Massachusetts: 75% drive alone, 8% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Commuting out of Tolland: the destinations
Where Tolland clocks in
14% of workers
5% 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.
In Tolland, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Tolland, 2013 → 2023: 28 → 32. 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 Tolland’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Tolland’s workers travel
About 25% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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 Tolland
The biggest share goes to Blandford (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Tolland workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tolland | – | — | — | 38 min | $106,250 |
| Sandisfield | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Otis | under 3% | A− | B− | 34 min | $108,898 |
| Granville | under 3% | B | C | 39 min | $84,375 |
| Blandford | 4% | A− | D | 36 min | $91,902 |
Same-state neighbors only. Sandisfield: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Tolland’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 Tolland: questions
What is the median household income in Tolland?
$106,250 (±$10,296) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,960 across Massachusetts and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Tolland?
6.3%, against 10.0% across Massachusetts and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Tolland?
38 minutes each way on average, against 29 across Massachusetts and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Tolland work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Westfield (14%, 14 mi), Agawam Town (5%, 20 mi), West Springfield Town (4%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Tolland without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Tolland, from the people who make the trip.
More of Tolland
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.