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Work & commute in Branchville · A job hub

Every workday, about 270 people come to Branchville for work

Most working residents leave Branchville for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Ridgefield (16%), Stamford (13%) and Danbury (5%). Half commute less than 16 miles.

Work in town
3%
3 of 116 working residents
Typical commute
16 mi
half travel less, straight-line
Work from home
0%
Less than CT (16%)
Jobs based here
269
A job hub

What kind of work town is Branchville?

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Day and night

Branchville’s population more than doubles on a workday

On a workday 113 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 266 people come in from elsewhere.

113live here, work elsewhere
3live and work here
266work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night88
Workday240
88live here− 110head out to work+ 270come in to work= 240on a workday

About 240 people are in Branchville on a workday afternoon, 174% more than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
2.32jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

2.3 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

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

Next door

19% of Branchville works in a bordering town

The biggest share goes to Ridgefield (16%). Darker towns draw more of Branchville’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

The jobs

Branchville makes things: 36% of its jobs are in goods

269 jobs are based in Branchville. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Branchville’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in BranchvilleJobs Branchville residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms36%11%
Trade, transport & utilities35%16%
Services: health, schools, offices29%72%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less25%9%
$1,251–$3,333 a month27%16%
Over $3,333 a month49%75%

Who does it

29 or younger30%15%
30 to 5443%54%
55 and older27%31%
+32%

Jobs based in Branchville, 2013 → 2023: 204 → 269. 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.

The commute map

Where Branchville’s workers come from

A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.

Bridgeport: 7 workers live here (3%)NorwalkDanbury: 36 workers live here (13%)Stamford: 11 workers live here (4%)SheltonNew YorkBrookfield: 6 workers live here (2%)Fairfield: 12 workers live here (4%)Ridgefield: 48 workers live here (18%)Bethel: 10 workers live here (4%)Redding: 13 workers live here (5%)Wilton: 11 workers live here (4%)Greenwich: 7 workers live here (3%)Mount PleasantBranchvilleGeorgetownRidgefieldDanburyReddingFairfieldStamfordWiltonBranchville
1
Ridgefield4.5 mi away
18%48
2
Danbury9.2 mi away
13%36
3
Redding3.7 mi away
5%13
4
Fairfield10.9 mi away
4%12
5
Stamford14.1 mi away
4%11
6
Wilton3.9 mi away
4%11
7
Bethel7.6 mi away
4%10
8
Bridgeport14 mi away
3%7
9
Greenwich18.3 mi away
3%7
10
Brookfield14.2 mi away
2%6
Everywhere elseother towns and states
40%108
The top trips

Where Branchville clocks in

Lines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.

How far

Half of Branchville commutes less than 16 miles

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

10 mi25 mi50 mi60 miRidgefield: 16% · 4.5 miStamford: 13% · 14.1 miDanbury: 5% · 9.2 miNew York: 5% · 49.2 miMount Pleasant: 5% · 22.1 miWilton: 3% · 3.9 miNorwalk: 3% · 12.2 miShelton: 3% · 16 miBrookfield: 3% · 14.2 miFairfield: 3% · 10.9 miRidgefield 16%Stamford 13%Danbury 5%New York 5%Mount Pleasant 5%Branchville
BranchvilleTop destinations (size = commuters)
27%Under 10 mi31 residents
47%10–24 mi55 residents
15%25–50 mi17 residents
11%Over 50 mi13 residents

Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.

Time on the road

Working from home in Branchville

From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.

Working from home
0%

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

About 0 in 10
How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

  • Every worker, home to work. The Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.
  • Where the employer says. A job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.
  • Two surveys. Flows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: the Census American Community Survey.
  • Straight lines. Distances are as the crow flies between home and work. Roads, rivers and traffic make the real trip longer.
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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.

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