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

 
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