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:
2010
Trips
2000
Trips
1990
Trips
1980
Trips
2010
% 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:
2010
Trips
2000
Trips
1990
Trips
1980
Trips
2010
% 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%

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100.0%


TO NEW YORK STATE
WORK SITE FROM DANBURY, CT

From Danbury To
Work Site In:
2010
Trips
2000
Trips
1990
Trips
1980
Trips
2010
% 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.

 
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