TABLE T7

JOURNEY TO WORK
FROM RESIDENCE IN DANBURY, CT

Statewide details for 2000

DANBURY STATISTICS WITHIN REGIONAL OVERVIEW

 

From Danbury To
Work Site In:		 2000
Trips		 1990
Trips		 1980
Trips		 2000
% Trips		 1990
% Trips		 1980
% Trips
Danbury 18560 19468 19074 47.0 56.0 64.3
N.Y. State 4535 3970 2333 11.5 11.4 7.9
Ridgefield 2182 1205 903 5.5 3.5 3.0
Bethel 1897 1479 1227 4.8 4.3 4.1
Brookfield 1681 1529 848 4.3 4.4 2.9
Stamford 1274 838 682 3.2 2.4 2.3
Norwalk 873 812 510 2.2 2.3 1.7
Newtown 861 457 910 2.2 1.3 3.1
Greenwich 776 436 422 2.0 1.3 1.4
New Milford 771 770 228 2.0 2.2 0.8
Wilton 740 593 703 1.9 1.7 2.4
New Fairfield 521 190 262 1.3 0.5 0.9
Fairfield 402 173 64 1.0 0.5 0.2
From Danbury To
Work Site In:		 2000
Trips		 1990
Trips		 1980
Trips		 2000
% Trips		 1990
% Trips		 1980
% Trips
Bridgeport 370 175 160 0.9 0.5 0.5
Westport 365 219 188 0.9 0.6 0.6
Shelton 336 164 0 0.9 0.5 N/A
Southbury 333 525 55 0.8 1.5 0.2
New Canaan 327 109 26 0.8 0.3 0.1
Stratford 251 106 54 0.6 0.3 0.2
Trumbull 225 98 28 0.6 0.3 0.1
Redding 167 116 115 0.4 0.3 0.4
Waterbury 149 104 163 0.4 0.3 0.5
New Haven 122 54 16 0.3 0.2 0.1
Monroe 102 45 20 0.3 0.1 0.1
Darien 101 57 13 0.3 0.2 0.0
All Other 1527 1062 666 3.9 3.1 2.2
Total 39448 34754 29670

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%


TO NEW YORK STATE
WORK SITE FROM DANBURY, CT

From Danbury To
Work Site In:		 2000
Trips		 1990
Trips		 1980
Trips		 2000
% Trips		 1990
% Trips		 1980
% Trips
Westchester Co., NY 2532 2326 N/A 6.4 6.7 N/A
Putnam Co., NY 739 525 N/A 1.9 1.5 N/A
Manhattan., NY 542 513 388 1.4 1.5 1.3
Dutchess Co., NY 224 278 N/A 0.6 0.8 N/A
All Other NY 498 328 N/A 1.3 0.9 N/A
Total 4535 3970 2333 11.5% 11.4% 7.9% 




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

  

  WHERE DANBURY CT'S EMPLOYED RESIDENTS GO TO WORK:

  Stay To Work In Danbury Itself: The percentage of employed Danbury residents 
  that remain in Danbury each day for their employment has declined steadily during 
  the 1970-2000 period. The figure was 73% in 1970, 64% in 1980, 56% in 1990 and 
  47% in 2000.

  

  Still, the Danbury figure for each decade is also the highest percentage in 
  the Region of employed residents remaining in their home community for work. 
  This is due to the fact that Danbury has the largest economy in the area and 
  is the regional hub, combined with the fact that it has by far the greatest 
  variety of housing for employees.

  

  Outflow from Danbury To Nearby Municipalities: As it is the dominant 
  local economy in the Region and has a large and varied housing stock, it is 
  not surprising that more 2000 work trips were made by employed Danbury residents 
  to the City itself than to any other single municipality.

  

  The number of employed residents remaining in the City for work each day (18,560 
  or 47%) dwarfs the next highest destination, which is New York State (4,535 
  or 12%, of which 2,532 trips were to Westchester County and 739 to adjacent 
  Putnam County). 


Other 
  important employment locations for Danbury residents include Ridgefield (2,182), 
  Bethel (1,897), Brookfield (1,681), Stamford (1,274), Norwalk (873), Newtown 
  (861), Greenwich (776) and New Milford (771). Danbury and the nine destinations 
  above absorb 85% of the total 2000 work trips made.

  

  The 1980-2000 trend is for City residents to be less dependent upon jobs in 
  Danbury for their employment in favor of more distant locations. As in most 
  neighboring communities the 1970-2000 trend is for employed Danbury residents 
  to be less dependent upon jobs within the Housatonic Valley Region for their 
  livelihood, with 86% working in the Region in 1970, falling to 79% in 1980, 
  73% in 1990 and then 68% (26,691) in 2000.