TABLE T5


JOURNEY TO WORK FROM
RESIDENCE IN BROOKFIELD, CT

Statewide details for 2000

BROOKFIELD STATISTICS WITHIN REGIONAL OVERVIEW

From Brookfield To
Work Site In:		 2000
Trips		 1990
Trips		 1980
Trips		 2000
% Trips		 1990
% Trips		 1980
% Trips
Danbury 2060 2359 2537 25.3 30.4 40.2
Brookfield 1876 1970 1338 23.1 25.4 21.2
N.Y. State 1224 940 688 15.0 12.1 10.9
Ridgefield 370 259 86 4.5 3.3 1.4
Bethel 317 221 222 3.9 2.8 3.5
New Milford 258 338 320 3.2 4.4 5.1
Newtown 187 107 200 2.3 1.4 3.2
Stamford 183 148 96 2.2 1.9 1.5
Wilton 172 153 85 2.1 2.0 1.3
Greenwich 156 82 240 1.9 1.1 3.8
Norwalk 142 211 114 1.7 2.7 1.8
Bridgeport 82 89 40 1.0 1.1 0.6
New Fairfield 72 42 28 0.9 0.5 0.4
Shelton 72 16 0 0.9 0.2 N/A
Southbury 71 102 78 0.9 1.3 1.2
Trumbull 65 29 0 0.8 0.4 N/A
From Brookfield To
Work Site In:		 2000
Trips		 1990
Trips		 1980
Trips		 2000
% Trips		 1990
% Trips		 1980
% Trips
Fairfield 64 67 13 0.8 0.9 0.2
Redding 53 21 0 0.7 0.3 N/A
New Haven 46 74 0 0.6 1.0 N/A
Stratford 43 31 0 0.5 0.4 N/A
Monroe 37 23 0 0.5 0.3 N/A
Westport 35 45 12 0.4 0.6 0.2
All Other 501 376 210 6.2 4.8 3.3

Total

8135

7756

6307

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%


TO NEW YORK STATE
WORK SITE FROM BROOKFIELD, CT

From Brookfield To
Work Site In:		 2000
Trips		 1990
Trips		 1980
Trips		 2000
% Trips		 1990
% Trips		 1980
% Trips
Westchester Co., NY 749 492 N/A 9.2 6.3 N/A
Manhattan., NY 158 176 139 1.9 2.3 2.2%
Dutchess Co., NY 64 31 N/A 0.8 0.4 N/A
Queens Co., NY 62 55 N/A 0.8 0.7 N/A
Putnam Co., NY 42 88 N/A 0.5 1.1 N/A
Other NY 149 98 N/A 1.8 1.2 N/A

Total

 1224

940

688

15.0%

12.1%

10.9%


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

WHERE BROOKFIELD, CT'S EMPLOYED RESIDENTS GO TO WORK:
Stay To Work In Brookfield Itself: Bucking a strong regional trend, the percentage of employed residents remaining in Town to work increased rather than declined during the 1980-1990 period, but then decreased like others from 1990 to 2000. The 1970 figure of 24% fell to 21% in 1980 but then bounced back to 25% in 1990, then down to 23 for 2000.

Outflow from Brookfield To Nearby Municipalities: It is not surprising that with Brookfield's close proximity to Danbury's much larger economic base, Danbury was the largest single destination for Brookfield's 2000 work trips (2,060 or 25%), followed by trips originating and ending in Brookfield itself (1,876 or 23%).

The most important other job sites for employed Brookfield residents are New York State (1,224, of which 749 were to Westchester County and 158 were to Manhattan), Ridgefield (370), Bethel (317), New Milford (258), Newtown (187) and Stamford (183). These eight destinations account for 80% of Brookfield's 2000 work trips.

The 1980-2000 trend is for employed Brookfield residents to be much less dependent upon Danbury for jobs (40% in 1980, 30% in 1990 and 25% in 2000). As in most neighboring communities, the 1970-2000 trend is for employed Brookfield residents to also be less dependent upon jobs within the Housatonic Valley Region for their livelihood, with 80% working in the Region in 1970, falling to 75% in 1980, 69% in 1990 and 64% (5,203) in 2000.