TABLE T15


JOURNEY TO WORK
FROM RESIDENCE IN REDDING, CT

Statewide details for 2000

redding STATISTICS WITHIN REGIONAL OVERVIEW

From Redding To
Work Site In:		 2000
Trips		 1990
Trips		 1980
Trips		 2000
% Trips		 1990
% Trips		 1980
% Trips
Redding 816 774 561   20.1 18.0 16.5
N.Y. State 576 440 333   14.2 10.2 9.8
Stamford 389 380 191   9.6 8.8 5.6
Danbury 345 626 447   8.5 14.5 13.1
Norwalk 270 374 369   6.6 8.7 10.8
Wilton 224 263 380   5.5 6.1 11.2
Westport 212 177 189   5.2 4.1 5.6
Ridgefield 180 246 170   4.4 5.7 5.0
Bethel 129 115 206   3.2 2.7 6.1
Greenwich 122 72 26   3.0 1.7 0.8
Bridgeport 97 122 162   2.4 2.8 4.8
Fairfield 92 130 78   2.3 3.0 2.3
From Redding To
Work Site In:		 2000
Trips		 1990
Trips		 1980
Trips		 2000
% Trips		 1990
% Trips		 1980
% Trips
Darien 74 39 33   1.8 0.9 1.0
Weston 61 86 22   1.5 2.0 0.6
Shelton 52 21 0   1.3 0.5 N/A
Newtown 50 22 15   1.2 0.5 0.4
Milford 38 52 0   0.9 1.2 N/A
Trumbull 38 39 0   0.9 0.9 N/A
Stratford 36 45 12   0.9 1.0 0.4
New Canaan 35 54 48   0.9 1.3 1.4
Easton 21 0 15   0.5 N/A 0.4
Hartford 17 0 22   0.4 N/A 0.6
All Other 187 229 124   4.6 5.3 3.6
Total 4061 4306 3403   100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


TO N.Y. STATE WORK SITE
FROM REDDING, CT

From Redding To
Work Site In:		 2000
Trips		 1990
Trips		 1980
Trips		 2000
% Trips		 1990
% Trips		 1980
% Trips
Westchester Co., NY 256 150 N/A 6.3 3.5 N/A
Manhattan Co., NY 237 249 194 5.8 5.8 5.7
Putnam Co., NY 11 22 N/A 0.3 0.5 N/A
Other NY 72 19 N/A 1.8 0.4 N/A
Total 576 440 333 14.2% 10.2% 9.8%

Source: Census data summarized by HVCEO. Work at home included in data.

WHERE REDDING, CT'S EMPLOYED RESIDENTS GO TO WORK:
Stay To Work In Redding Itself: As a residential area off of major transportation routes and without significant zoning for business uses, the percentage of employed residents remaining in Redding each day for their livelihood is low compared to neighboring towns such as Ridgefield and Newtown. The figures are 18% for 1970, 17% for 1980, 18% for 1990 and then 20% for 2000, bucking the regional trend of continuous municipal decline for this variable.


Outflow From Redding To Nearby Municipalities: Redding was the single largest destination for 2000 work trips made by Redding residents (816 or 20%). The next highest total is to New York State (576, of which 256 were to Westchester County and 237 were to Manhattan)), Stamford (389), north to adjacent Danbury as the regional center (345), followed by Norwalk (270), Wilton (224), Westport (212), and Ridgefield (180). These eight locations alone account for 74% of Redding's 2000 work trips.

As for changes in the percentage distribution of work trips between 1990 and 2000, Town residents became less dependent upon Danbury and more dependent upon Westchester County and other locations. Of Redding residents, 43% worked in the Region in 1970, 42% in 1980, 44% in 1990 and down to 38% in 2000 (1,555).