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Work & commute in North Granby · A commuter town

99% of North Granby’s working residents leave town for work

Most working residents leave North Granby for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Hartford (12%), Granby (12%) and Windsor (7%). Half commute less than 18 miles.

Work in town
1%
9 of 841 working residents
Typical commute
18 mi
half travel less, straight-line
Time each way
28 min
More than CT (27 min)
Work from home
39%
More than CT (16%)
Jobs based here
82
A commuter town

What kind of work town is North Granby?

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

★ What stands out · Time on the road

About 28 minutes each way, about the CT average

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

A year of commuting
214 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

North Granby28 min
Connecticut27 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
39%

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

About 4 in 10
The commute map

12% of working residents work in Hartford

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

New LondonHartford: 103 residents work here (12%)Springfield: 18 residents work here (2%)WestfieldGranby: 99 residents work here (12%)Bloomfield: 46 residents work here (5%)Enfield: 21 residents work here (2%)Farmington: 38 residents work here (5%)East Hartford: 20 residents work here (2%)BarkhamstedSimsbury: 54 residents work here (6%)HartlandWest Hartford: 29 residents work here (3%)Windsor: 60 residents work here (7%)SouthwickNorth GranbyHartfordGranbyWindsorSimsburyBloomfieldFarmingtonNorth Granby
1
Hartford19.2 mi away
12%103
2
Granby3.1 mi away
12%99
3
Windsor13.2 mi away
7%60
4
Simsbury9.9 mi away
6%54
5
Bloomfield13 mi away
5%46
6
Farmington19.8 mi away
5%38
7
West Hartford17.8 mi away
3%29
8
Enfield14.9 mi away
2%21
9
East Hartford21.4 mi away
2%20
10
Springfield, MA17 mi away
2%18
Everywhere elseother towns and states
42%353
The top trips

Where North Granby clocks in

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

Next door

12% of North Granby works in a bordering town

The biggest share goes to Granby (12%). Darker towns draw more of North Granby’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

North Granby28 min
Granby28 min
Hartland35 min
Day and night

North Granby quiets down on a workday

On a workday 832 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 73 people come in from elsewhere.

832live here, work elsewhere
9live and work here
73work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night1,500
Workday690
1,500live here− 830head out to work+ 73come in to work= 690on a workday

About 690 people are in North Granby on a workday afternoon, 52% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.10jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.10 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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.

How far

Half of North Granby commutes less than 18 miles

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

10 mi25 mi30 miHartford: 12% · 19.2 miGranby: 12% · 3.1 miWindsor: 7% · 13.2 miSimsbury: 6% · 9.9 miBloomfield: 5% · 13 miFarmington: 5% · 19.8 miWest Hartford: 3% · 17.8 miEnfield: 2% · 14.9 miEast Hartford: 2% · 21.4 miSpringfield: 2% · 17 miHartford 12%Granby 12%Windsor 7%Simsbury 6%Bloomfield 5%North Granby
North GranbyTop destinations (size = commuters)
20%Under 10 mi166 residents
60%10–24 mi501 residents
9%25–50 mi75 residents
12%Over 50 mi99 residents

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

The jobs

North Granby makes things: 32% of its jobs are in goods

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

Jobs based in North GranbyJobs North Granby residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms32%17%
Trade, transport & utilities16%13%
Services: health, schools, offices52%69%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less9%12%
$1,251–$3,333 a month10%14%
Over $3,333 a month82%74%

Who does it

29 or younger16%17%
30 to 5461%53%
55 and older23%30%
+105%

Jobs based in North Granby, 2013 → 2023: 40 → 82. 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.

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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