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Work & commute · Putnam

Work & commute in Putnam, CT

About one in 5 of Putnam’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Killingly (9%), Woodstock (3%) and Webster (3%). Half commute less than 15 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
22%
936 of 4,264 working residents
Typical commute
15 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
25 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
9%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 3,328 Putnam residents head out of town to work, 936 work right here, and 4,195 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Putnam.

3,328live here, work elsewhere
936live and work here
4,195work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Putnam goes to work

HartfordNorwichWorcesterKillinglyPutnamPomfretPlainfieldThompsonWoodstockGrotonBrooklynCanterburyWindhamWebsterKillinglyWoodstockWebsterWorcesterThompsonPomfretHartfordPlainfieldGrotonPutnam
1
Putnam (in town)right here
22%936
2
Killingly5.5 mi away
9%401
3
Woodstock8.8 mi away
3%135
4
Webster, MA9.8 mi away
3%120
5
Worcester, MA25.2 mi away
3%114
6
Thompson5.7 mi away
2%101
7
Pomfret5.9 mi away
2%99
8
Hartford42.9 mi away
2%94
9
Plainfield14.9 mi away
2%86
10
Groton39.6 mi away
2%74
Everywhere elseother towns and states
49%2,104

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Putnam commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

44%Under 10 mi
19%10–24 mi
26%25–50 mi
11%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Putnam is balanced between jobs and homes

1.20jobs per working resident
Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.20 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Putnam are

5,131 jobs are based in Putnam. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Putnam’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Putnam

5,131 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)25%
Trade, transport & utilities21%
Services (health, schools, offices…)54%
$1,250 a month or less16%
$1,251–$3,333 a month28%
Over $3,333 a month56%

Jobs Putnam residents hold

4,264 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)25%
Trade, transport & utilities20%
Services (health, schools, offices…)55%
$1,250 a month or less12%
$1,251–$3,333 a month26%
Over $3,333 a month62%
−11%

Jobs based in Putnam, 2013 → 2023: 5,790 → 5,131. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe 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 saysA 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 surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

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