TABLE T17


JOURNEY TO WORK
FROM RESIDENCE IN RIDGEFIELD, CT

Statewide details for 2000

rIDGEFIELD STATISTICS WITHIN REGIONAL OVERVIEW

 

From Ridgefield To
Work Site In:		 2000
Trips		 1990
Trips		 1980
Trips		 2000
% Trips		 1990
% Trips		 1980
% Trips
Ridgefield 3151 3375 3117 29.5 29.5 31.6
N.Y. State 2343 2210 1943 21.9 19.3 19.7
Stamford 1246 1181 1114 11.6 10.3 11.3
Danbury 752 1450 863 7.0 12.7 8.7
Norwalk 522 589 495 4.9 5.2 5.0
Wilton 442 629 562 4.1 5.5 5.7
Greenwich 418 262 574 3.9 2.3 5.8
Westport 228 197 206 2.1 1.7 2.1
Fairfield 165 96 48 1.5 0.8 0.5
New Canaan 134 204 236 1.3 1.8 2.4
Bridgeport 128 80 37 1.2 0.7 0.4
Darien 100 68 99 0.9 0.6 1.0
Redding 90 10 55 0.8 0.1 0.6
From Ridgefield To
Work Site In:		 2000
Trips		 1990
Trips		 1980
Trips		 2000
% Trips		 1990
% Trips		 1980
% Trips
Bethel 79 121 80 0.7 1.1 0.8
Weston 74 69 0 0.7 0.6 N/A
Shelton 74 32 0 0.7 0.3 N/A
Southbury 67 73 0 0.6 0.6 N/A
Brookfield 64 84 33 0.6 0.7 0.3
Waterbury 51 32 13 0.5 0.3 0.1
Newtown 38 28 47 0.4 0.2 0.5
Trumbull 26 33 45 0.2 0.3 0.5
New Haven 26 25 20 0.2 0.2 0.2
Stratford 25 15 16 0.2 0.1 0.2
Monroe 21 0 0 0.2 N/A N/A
All Other 435 357 303 4.1 3.1 3.1
Total 10699 11434 9877 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


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

From Ridgefield To
Work Site In:		 2000
Trips		 1990
Trips		 1980
Trips		 2000
% Trips		 1990
% Trips		 1980
% Trips
Westchester Co., NY 1445 1252 N/A 13.5 10.9 N/A
Manhattan Co., NY 573 643 465 5.4 5.6 4.7
Bronx Co., NY 73 42 N/A 0.7 0.4 N/A
Queens Co., NY 63 99 N/A 0.6 0.9 N/A
Dutchess Co., NY 39 53 N/A 0.4 0.5 N/A
Nassau Co., NY 28 41 N/A 0.3 0.4 N/A
Other NY 122 80 N/A 1.1 0.7 N/A
Total 2343 2210 1943 21.9% 19.3% 19.7%

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

WHERE RIDGEFIELD, CT'S EMPLOYED RESIDENTS GO TO WORK:
Stay To Work In Ridgefield Itself: The percentage of employed residents that remain in Ridgefield each day for work has remained relatively stable in recent decades, 40% in 1970 falling to 32% in 1980, down to 30% in 1990 and stable at 30% for 2000.

Outflow From Ridgefield To Nearby Municipalities: In 2000 more work trips by Ridgefield residents were made to in-Town work sites (3,151 or 30%) than to any other single location. The next highest total was to points in nearby New York State (2,343 or 22%, of which 573 were to Manhattan and 1,445 were to adjacent Westchester County), followed by trips to Stamford to the south (1,246) and then adjacent Danbury to the north as the regional hub (752). Other important work site destinations, all to the south, include Norwalk (522), Wilton (442), Greenwich (418), Westport (228) and Fairfield (165). These locations combined were the destination for 87% of Ridgefielders' 2000 work trips.

As for change in the work trip distribution pattern between 1990 and 2000, Ridgefield was less dependent upon Danbury for jobs. As in most neighboring communities, the 1970-2000 trend is for employed Ridgefield residents to be less dependent upon jobs within the Housatonic Valley Region for their livelihood, with 48% working in the Region in 1970, 43% in 1980, up to 46% for 1990 and then down to 39% in 2000 (10,699).