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Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT

Pick an industry to see how saturated it is across Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region's ZIP codes, compared with the U.S. average. All figures use Census ZBP 2023 + ACS 2024.

Clothing stores

23–67 in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region
160–465%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Restaurants

191–213 in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region
144–160%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Nail salons

19–63 in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region
107–356%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Dentists

73–105 in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region
105–150%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Beauty salons

42–82 in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region
97–189%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Coffee shops

40–76 in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region
91–174%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Fast food

124–148 in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region
89–107%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Day care

34–72 in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region
80–170%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Grocery stores

22–62 in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region
68–191%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Gyms

14–58 in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region
65–271%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Pet care

7–53 in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region
53–403%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Convenience stores

10–56 in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region
53–294%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Bars

10–54 in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region
48–257%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Auto repair

7–53 in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region
39–294%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Pharmacies

6–54 in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region
28–251%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Car washes

0–50 in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region
0–491%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Population, migration, and jobs

Population
177,540
Census PEP, July 1 2024
Change since 2020
+2.5%
+4,259 people
Net migration 2024
+1,167
international +834, domestic +333
Jobs located here
67,698
LODES 2022, −1.2% since 2019
Employed residents
85,275
LODES 2022, −1.2% since 2019
Net movers (IRS)
+799
tax year 2021–2022: 8,601 in, 7,802 out

Population. Census estimates 177,540 residents on July 1, 2024, 2.5% above 2020 (+4,259).

Latest year (2023→2024): births minus deaths −298, international migration +834, domestic migration +333. These are model-based estimates built from births, deaths, and migration, revised annually — not a census count, and they can differ from the ACS 5-year figure used elsewhere on the site. Components may not sum exactly because of rounding.

Jobs. LODES counts 67,698 jobs located in the county in 2022 (−1.2% since 2019) and 85,275 employed residents (−1.2% since 2019). A job and a worker are not the same thing: the first is measured at the workplace, the second at the home address, and one person can hold two jobs. Self-employed, military, and informal work are excluded.

Where movers come from and go. IRS matched individual tax returns between 2021 and 2022. 8,601 people (exemptions) moved into Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, reporting $538.7M in adjusted gross income; 7,802 moved out, reporting $464.0M. Net: +799 people.

Largest sources: Capitol Planning Region, CT (2,228) · South Central Connecticut Plannin, CT (1,777) · Southeastern Connecticut Planning, CT (667). Largest destinations: Capitol Planning Region, CT (1,920) · South Central Connecticut Plannin, CT (1,193) · Southeastern Connecticut Planning, CT (776).

People are exemptions on matched returns — not a population estimate. Non-filers, dependents claimed elsewhere, and people whose address did not change are treated differently than in Census estimates. Tax data lag about two years.

Each source is reported at its own geography and year. None of them measures demand for a specific business type; they describe whether the local customer base and job base are expanding or shrinking. Definitions and limits →

ZIP gaining residents
2015–19 → 2020–24
Change
06475 Old Saybrook
+4.8%
06413 Clinton
+3.5%
06416 Cromwell
+3.0%
ZIP losing residents
2015–19 → 2020–24
Change
06419 Killingworth
−2.4%

ACS 5-year estimates for 2015–2019 and 2020–2024. Only ZIPs with at least 2,000 residents in both windows and a change larger than the survey margin of error (90%) are listed — small ZIPs move a lot on paper without a real signal.

ZIP change

Only ZIPs where the 2015–19→2020–24 population change is larger than the ACS margin of error and both windows have at least 2,000 residents. Sorted by population change. Jobs are LODES workplace jobs in the ZIP (2019→latest available year; 2019→2021 for Michigan, none for Alaska); a ZIP can contain more jobs than residents.

ZIPNeighborhood Residents 2015–19Residents 2020–24Pop change JobsJobs change
06475Old Saybrook 10,09010,575 +4.8% 5,530−9.9%
06413Clinton 12,92813,377 +3.5% 3,725−4.9%
06416Cromwell 13,91014,334 +3.0% 7,365−2.6%
06480Portland 9,3229,434 +1.2% 2,438+0.3%
06419Killingworth 6,3926,240 −2.4% 893+8.5%

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How to read these numbers

Each percentage is the county's density of that business type per 10,000 people present (residents + 0.5×workers), divided by the U.S. average. 100% = exactly average.

Density is a supply-side signal. It does not measure foot traffic, income, tourism, or whether locals actually want more of a given business.

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