TABLE T1


JOURNEY TO WORK FROM
RESIDENCE IN BETHEL, CT

Statewide details for 2000

BETHEL STATISTICS WITHIN REGIONAL OVERVIEW

 
From Bethel To
Work Site In:		 2000
Trips		 1990
Trips		 1980
Trips		 2000
% Trips		 1990
% Trips		 1980
% Trips
Danbury 2557 3338 2844 26.0 35.3 38.4
Bethel 2118 1939 1597 21.6 20.5 21.5
N.Y. State 823 656 645 8.4 6.9 8.7
Norwalk 490 504 225 5.0 5.3 3.0
Stamford 484 420 358 4.9 4.4 4.8
Ridgefield 476 336 185 4.8 3.6 2.5
Brookfield 385 260 195 3.9 2.7 2.6
Wilton 295 259 225 3.0 2.7 3.0
Newtown 233 167 273 2.4 1.8 3.7
New Milford 159 178 89 1.6 1.9 1.2
Stratford 119 29 58 1.2 0.3 0.8
Greenwich 114 177 170 1.2 1.9 2.3
Shelton 113 49 0 1.2 0.5 N/A
Bridgeport 112 82 37 1.1 0.9 0.5
Westport 107 156 71 1.1 1.6 1.0
From Bethel To
Work Site In:		 2000
Trips		 1990
Trips		 1980
Trips		 2000
% Trips		 1990
% Trips		 1980
% Trips
Fairfield 106 95 77 1.1 1.0 1.0
Southbury 101 83 28 1.0 0.9 0.4
Darien 89 0 31 0.9 N/A 0.4
New Fairfield 88 20 0 0.9 0.2 N/A
Redding 78 70 69 0.8 0.7 0.9
Trumbull 72 70 27 0.7 0.7 0.4
Waterbury 66 49 18 0.7 0.5 0.2
New Canaan 55 109 14 0.6 1.2 0.2
Monroe 52 16 16 0.5 0.2 0.2
Weston 51 67 0 0.5 0.7 N/A
All Other 474 333 160 4.8 3.5 2.2
Total 9817 9462 7412 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%



TO NEW YORK STATE
WORK SITE FROM BETHEL, CT
From Bethel To
Work Site In:		 2000
Trips		 1990
Trips		 1980
Trips		 2000
% Trips		 1990
% Trips		 1980
% Trips
Westchester Co., NY 475 368 N/A 4.8 3.9 N/A
Manhattan Co., NY 151 177 129 1.5 1.9 1.7
Putnam Co., NY 88 25 N/A 0.9 0.3 N/A
Dutchess Co., NY 46 25 N/A 0.5 0.3 N/A
Queens Co., NY 5 21 N/A 0.1 0.2 N/A
Other NY 58 40 N/A 0.6 0.4 N/A
Total 823 656 645 8.4% 6.9% 8.7%


Source: Census Bureau. Work at home included in data.

WHERE BETHEL, CT'S EMPLOYED RESIDENTS GO TO WORK:
Stay To Work In Bethel Itself: As the employed population has grown the percentage remaining in Bethel to work each day declined from 28% in 1970 to 22% in 1980. But this percentage stabilized at 21% in 1990 and 22% in 2000. Significant local job growth between 1980 and 1990 likely braked greater reduction in the percentage by providing job opportunities locally.

Outflow From Bethel To Nearby Municipalities: It is not surprising that with Bethel's close proximity to Danbury's large economic base, more 2000 work trips were made from Bethel to Danbury (2,557 or 26%) than from residences in Bethel to job sites in Bethel itself (2,118 or 22%) in 2000.

The next highest destinations for employed Bethel residents were points in New York State (823), Norwalk (490), Stamford (484), Ridgefield (476), Brookfield (385) and Wilton (295). These eight destinations account for 78% of Bethel resident's total 2000 work trips.

The 1980-2000 trend is for Bethelites to be increasingly less dependent upon Danbury (from 38% in 1980 down to 26%) for their employment in favor of other locations such as New York State, Stamford, Ridgefield and Brookfield and scattered other locations. As in most neighboring communities, the 1970-2000 trend is for employed Bethel residents to be less dependent upon jobs within the Housatonic Valley Region for their livelihood, with 76% working in the Region in 1970, falling to 71% in 1980, then to 67% in 1990 and 62% in 2000.