TABLE T3

JOURNEY TO WORK FROM
RESIDENCE IN BRIDGEWATER, CT

Statewide details for 2000

BRIDGEWATER STATISTICS WITHIN REGIONAL OVERVIEW

From Bridgewater To
Work Site In:		 2010
Trips		 2000
Trips		 1990
Trips		 1980
Trips		 2010
% Trips		 2000
% Trips		 1990
% Trips		 1980
% Trips
Danbury   161 150 161   16.9 16.7 22.3
Bridgewater   147 158 139   15.5 17.6 19.2
New Milford   132 200 205   13.9 22.3 28.4
N.Y. State   85 92 44   8.9 10.3 6.1
Brookfield   52 54 31   5.5 6.0 4.3
Washington   37 29 13   3.9 3.2 1.8
Bethlehem   35 8 0   3.7 0.9 N/A
Southbury   27 13 13   2.8 1.5 1.8
From Bridgewater To
Work Site In:		 2010
Trips		 2000
Trips		 1990
Trips		 1980
Trips		 2010
% Trips		 2000
% Trips		 1990
% Trips		 1980
% Trips
Roxbury   17 12 18   1.8 1.3 2.5
Stamford   16 0 4   1.7 N/A 0.6
Hartford   15 2 11   1.6 0.2 1.5
Norwalk   15 15 0   1.6 1.7 N/A
Bethel   14 27 0   1.5 3.0 N/A
Ridgefield   14 7 13   1.5 0.8 1.8
Newtown   13 26 0   1.4 2.9 N/A
All Other   130 103 71   13.7 11.5 9.8
Total   950 896 723   100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


TO NEW YORK STATE
WORK SITE FROM BRIDGEWATER, CT

From Bridgewater To
Work Site In:		 2010
Trips		 2000
Trips		 1990
Trips		 1980
Trips		 2010
% Trips		 2000
% Trips		 1990
% Trips		 1980
% Trips
Manhattan Co., NY   37 46 17   3.9 5.1 2.4
Westchester Co., NY   28 8 N/A   2.9 0.9 N/A
Putnam Co., NY   12 8 N/A   1.3 0.9 N/A
Bronx Co., NY   2 6 N/A   0.2 0.7 N/A
Dutchess Co., NY   2 5 N/A   0.2 0.6 N/A
Other NY   4 19 27   0.4 2.1 3.7
Total   85 92 44   8.9%

10.3%

6.1%

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

WHERE BRIDGEWATER, CT'S EMPLOYED RESIDENTS GO TO WORK:
Stay To Work In Bridgewater Itself: The percentage of employed residents that remain in Bridgewater each day has steadily declined between 1970 and 2000, from 28% in 1970 to 19% in 1980, 18% in 1990 and then 16% in 2000.

Outflow from Bridgewater To Nearby Municipalities: It is not surprising that with semi-rural Bridgewater's close proximity to New Milford's much larger economic base, New Milford was a large destination for 2000 work trips (14%), exceeded only by Danbury (17%) as the regional hub and staying in Bridgewater itself (16%).

The 1980-2000 trend is for employed Bridgewater residents to be less dependent upon adjacent New Milford (down from 28% to 14%). As in most neighboring communities, the 1970-2000 trend is for employed Bridgewater residents to be less dependent upon jobs within the Housatonic Valley Region for their livelihood, with 72% working in the Region in 1970 but falling to 57% (546) in 2000.

 
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