Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US metro and micro areas.

Safety92#75/924
Economy86#126/925
Housing38#577/925
Health95#51/925
Healthcare87#117/923
Environment56#402/917
Education89#106/925
Infrastructure90#94/925
Community88#112/925
Leisure & amenities87#125/925

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Torrington, CT micropolitan area ranks highest and lowest among US metro and micro areas (score = percentile, 100 = best).

Strengths

Poor or fair health · low14.2%
97/100Connecticut 15.9%United States 19.9%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Firearm deaths · low5.9 /100k
96/100Connecticut 4.5 /100kUnited States 12.1 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties
Arts, entertainment and recreation · high9.4 /10k
94/100Connecticut 6.2 /10kUnited States 5.5 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsAggregated from counties
Public libraries · high1.8 /10k
94/100Connecticut 0.6 /10kUnited States 0.5 /10k2024Institute of Museum and Library ServicesAggregated from counties
Median household income · high$93,551
94/100Connecticut $95,670United States $81,6042020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B19013
Broadband subscriptions · high93.4%
94/100Connecticut 92.2%United States 91.0%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B28002

Weaknesses

High ozone days · high7 days
5/100Connecticut 10 daysUnited States 7 days2022Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAggregated from counties
Child care cost burden · high38.4%
11/100Connecticut 39.8%United States 27.9%2023 & 2024University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Days with unhealthy air · high2.5%
12/100Connecticut 3.5%2025U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Average commute time · high26.9 min
13/100Connecticut 26.5 minUnited States 26.4 min2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B08013
Effective property tax rate · high1.35%
14/100Connecticut 1.54%United States 0.94%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25090
Income inequality (Gini index) · high0.477
19/100Connecticut 0.499United States 0.4832020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B19083

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

Drought exposureWorsening
0% (2021) → 15% (Oct 2025–Sep 2026)
+15 pts5 yearsUS 40% → 43%
High ozone daysWorsening
4 days (2017) → 7 days (2022)
+73%5 yearsUS 9 days → 7 days
Child care cost burdenWorsening
24.6% (2020 & 2021) → 38.4% (2023 & 2024)
+14 pts3 yearsUS 24.5% → 27.9%
Drug overdose deathsImproving
34.1 /100k (2021) → 15.6 /100k (Mar 2025–Feb 2026)
−54%5 yearsUS 30.8 /100k → 18.4 /100k
Suicide rateImproving
18.0 /100k (2021) → 11.2 /100k (May 2025–Apr 2026)
−38%5 yearsUS 14.5 /100k → 14.1 /100k
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
86.7% (2015-2019) → 93.4% (2020-2024)
+6.6 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Torrington, CT micropolitan area improved on 9 of 22 measures with a comparison and declined on 6. 3 moved within the margin of error and 4 barely changed.

Earlier period
Latest period
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among metro and micro areas: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts. Periods differ by measure (most compare 2015-2019 with 2020-2024); each row names its own in its tooltip and in the table.

Improved9

Commute−1.8 min28.7 min → 26.9 min
Rent / income−2.4 points29.9% → 27.5%
Rent burden−5.7 points49.8% → 44.2%
Overdose deaths−62%40.9 /100k → 15.6 /100k
Bachelor's++4 points35.4% → 39.4%

Declined6

Poverty+1.9 points6.9% → 8.8%
Libraries−8%2.0 /10k → 1.8 /10k
Inequality+0.0210.457 → 0.477
Firearm deaths+10%5.4 /100k → 5.9 /100k
Price / income+0.4×3.1× → 3.6×

All 22 measures

Change of every measure of Torrington, CT micropolitan area between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Average commute time	28.7 min2015-2019	26.9 min2020-2024	−1.8 min	Improved	95%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.4%2015-2019	39.4%2020-2024	+4 points	Improved	77%
Broadband subscriptions	86.7%2015-2019	93.4%2020-2024	+6.6 points	Improved	20%
Child poverty rate	8.3%2015-2019	9.2%2020-2024	+0.9 points	Within the margin of error	15%
Distance to an airport	26 mi2020	25 mi2025	−0 mi	Little change	96%
Drug overdose deaths	40.9 /100k2020	15.6 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026	−62%	Improved	92%
Effective property tax rate	1.69%2015-2019	1.35%2020-2024	−0.3 points	Little change	93%
Firearm deaths	5.4 /100k2020	5.9 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	+10%	Declined	34%
High school diploma or higher	93.0%2015-2019	94.2%2020-2024	+1.2 points	Within the margin of error	37%
Home price to income ratio	3.1×2015-2019	3.6×2020-2024	+0.4×	Declined	51%
Homicide rate	1.8 /100k2020	1.6 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−11%	Improved	32%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4572015-2019	0.4772020-2024	+0.021	Declined	13%
Median household income	$79,9062015-2019	$93,5512020-2024	+17%	Improved	7%
Poverty rate	6.9%2015-2019	8.8%2020-2024	+1.9 points	Declined	6%
Public libraries	2.0 /10k2019	1.8 /10k2024	−8%	Declined	14%
Public transit commuters	1.4%2015-2019	1.1%2020-2024	−0.4 points	Little change	45%
Rent as share of income	29.9%2015-2019	27.5%2020-2024	−2.4 points	Improved	89%
Rent-burdened households	49.8%2015-2019	44.2%2020-2024	−5.7 points	Improved	91%
Suicide rate	11.1 /100k2020	11.2 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	+0.9%	Little change	59%
Traffic deaths	12.6 /100k2015-2019	13.4 /100k2020-2024	+6.5%	Declined	51%
Unemployment rate	7.0%2020	3.7%2025	−3.3 points	Improved	59%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	4.8%2015-2019	4.9%2020-2024	+0.1 points	Within the margin of error	39%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 786 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Mapping Injury, Overdose, and Violence; American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates; Public Libraries Survey; Fatality Analysis Reporting System; Distance to airports and intercity rail. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 925 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Metro and micro areas like Torrington, CT micropolitan area five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Torrington, CT micropolitan area in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Torrington, CT micropolitan area itself moved +4.8 points in standing on average over the same 21 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

113,216 residents

Men
Women

80 and over
70–79
60–69
50–59
40–49
30–39
20–29
10–19
Under 10

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 50–59 women (−1.1 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

113,216 residents

Torrington, CT micropolitan area
United States share

White82%92,611
Black2.4%2,767
Hispanic or Latino8.9%10,050

Education

85,120 residents (±148)

Torrington, CT micropolitan area
United States share

No high school diploma5.8%4,965
High school or GED28%23,898
Some college18%15,093

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

47,845 households (±600)

Torrington, CT micropolitan area
United States share

Under $25k11%5,208
$25k–50k13%6,204
$50k–75k16%7,790
$75k–100k13%6,321
$100k–150k19%9,296
$150k–200k10%4,952
$200k or more17%8,074

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: $200k or more (+6.8 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

47,845 households (±600)

Torrington, CT micropolitan area
United States share

Own76%36,503
Rent24%11,342

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

10,314 households (±664)

Torrington, CT micropolitan area
United States share

Under $75014%1,486
$750–1,00015%1,496
$1,000–1,50043%4,432

Home values

36,503 homes (±762)

Torrington, CT micropolitan area
United States share

Under $150k10%3,757
$150k–250k22%8,154
$250k–400k30%10,897

Age of homes

55,752 homes (±71)

Torrington, CT micropolitan area
United States share

2010 or later3.2%1,768
2000–20098.8%4,902
1980–199922%12,267

Size of homes

55,752 homes (±71)

Torrington, CT micropolitan area
United States share

Studio1.8%986
1 bedroom9.2%5,104
2 bedrooms24%13,432

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

57,332 workers (±1,341)

Torrington, CT micropolitan area
United States share

Drive alone71%40,983
Carpool7.2%4,151
Public transit1.1%604
Walk3.8%2,161
Bike0.1%†70
Work from home15%8,699
Other1.2%664

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Drive alone (−11.7 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

48,633 workers (±1,385)

Torrington, CT micropolitan area
United States share

Under 15 min31%15,265
15–29 min30%14,774
30–44 min20%9,766

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes no occupation wages for Torrington, CT micropolitan area.

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

Torrington, CT has 2,909 employer establishments, 256 for every 10,000 residents (1.03× the US rate of 248), with 31,833 paid employees at an average annual pay of $56,625. The Census Bureau also counts 11,608 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 2,909; 11,608 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 256; US 248
Paid employees: 31,833
Average annual pay: $56,625; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Torrington, CT by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Specialty trade contractors	323	28.5	1.84×More than typical	1,822	$83,568	1,097
Ambulatory health care services	220	19.4	0.93×About typical	2,066	$88,870	604
Restaurants and other eating places	219	19.3	1.05×About typical	2,747	$23,873	50
Services to buildings and dwellings	196	17.3	2.56×More than typical	514	$53,949	775
Landscaping services	163	14.4	4.10×More than typical	369	$62,458	407
Building equipment contractors	144	12.7	2.11×More than typical	707	$66,870	191
Full-service restaurants	123	10.8	1.41×More than typical	1,370	$28,637	13
Construction of buildings	105	9.3	1.22×About typical	578	$84,320	421
Offices of physicians	86	7.6	1.17×About typical	906	$117,390	92
Lessors of real estate	84	7.4	0.60×Fewer than typical	179	$66,983	1,298
Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors	76	6.7	2.03×More than typical	358	$68,182	92
Limited-service restaurants	70	6.2	0.77×Fewer than typical	870	$19,057	22

Rank places for an industry

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 113,508 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
A metro area's figures are the exact sums of its counties.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contract spending

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated -$17.6M on contracts performed in Torrington, CT micropolitan area: -$154 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: -$17.6M; −492% vs FY2025
Per resident: -$154; US $1,994
Sole-source: —; US 30%
Single offer: —; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Department of the Navy$111.9K0.0%
Department of the Army$108.8K0.0%
Transportation Security Administration$39K0.0%
Department of Veterans Affairs$33.8K0.0%

Top recipients

RBC AIRCRAFT PRODUCTS, INC.$2M0.0%
REIDVILLE HYDRAULICS & MFG INC$154.2K0.0%
FAIRCHILD INDUSTRIES INC$48.9K0.0%
BRN GROUP LLC$42.1K0.0%
KATALYST KENNELS LLC$39K0.0%

Spending by fiscal year

902.9KFY2017
22.3KFY2018
212KFY2019
11.7KFY2020
84.6KFY2021
120.3KFY2022
1.2MFY2023
3MFY2024

Top industries (NAICS)

Other fabricated metal product manufacturing · 3329$1.9M0.0%
Motor vehicle parts manufacturing · 3363$129.9K0.0%
Semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing · 3344$111.1K0.0%
Foundation, structure, and building exterior contractors · 2381$42.1K0.0%
Other animal production · 1129$39K0.0%
Remediation and other waste management services · 5629

Largest awards

COMMODITY NAME: VALVE, LINEAR, DIRECTIONAL | NSN: 4820-00-670-5607 | 46 EA. PLUS 100% OPTION$880.4K
REIDVILLE HYDRAULICS & MFG INC· Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT· Other equipment & supplies· Sep 24, 2025 – Feb 4, 2026· SPRDL125C0106
BEARING,BALL,ANNULA$699.1K
RBC AIRCRAFT PRODUCTS, INC.· Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT· Other equipment & supplies· Sep 22, 2017 – Nov 6, 2025· SPRMM117CPB52
BEARING,BALL,ANNULA$499K
RBC AIRCRAFT PRODUCTS, INC.· Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT· Other equipment & supplies· Nov 8, 2022 – Dec 17, 2025· N0010423PNA72

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

Federal grants & assistance

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $868.7M in grants, loans, direct payments and insurance for Torrington, CT micropolitan area: $7,574 per resident (US $12,955).

Assistance · FY2026: $868.7M; −2.1% vs FY2025
Per resident: $7,574; US $12,955
Loan face value: $31.8M; lent or guaranteed
To individuals: 0.3%; counted, never named

Top programs

96.002 · Social Security Retirement Insurance$663.3M76%
96.001 · Social Security Disability Insurance$56.8M6.5%
64.109 · Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$42.5M4.9%
96.004 · Social Security Survivors Insurance$39.8M4.6%
96.006 · Supplemental Security Income$10.6M1.2%
20.287 · Surface Transportation Block Grant Program$10.2M1.2%
20.263 · Bridge Formula Program$8.9M1.0%
47.076 · Stem Education (Formerly Education and Human Resources)$7.5M0.9%

Top recipients (organizations)

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION CONNECTICUT$26.8M3.1%
NEWINGTON, CT
EDADVANCE$8.6M1.0%
LITCHFIELD, CT
TORRINGTON HOUSING AUTHORITY$3.2M0.4%
TORRINGTON, CT
COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER OF GREATER TORRINGTON, INCORPORATED$2.6M0.3%
TORRINGTON, CT
MCCALL FOUNDATION, INC.

Organizations only: awards to individuals and county aggregate records count in the totals but are never listed. Grants to state governments recorded at the agency's own address are counted statewide, not in the capital's county.

Top agencies

Social Security Administration$770.5M89%
Under Secretary for Benefits/Veterans Benefits Administration$48.9M5.6%
Department of Veterans Affairs
Federal Highway Administration$26.8M3.1%
Department of Transportation
National Science Foundation$7.5M0.9%
Health Resources and Services Administration$3.8M

Assistance by fiscal year

55KFY2021
4.1MFY2023
90MFY2024
887.5MFY2025
868.7MFY2026

County aggregates

94%

Share of obligations reported only as county totals of many small awards (for example Social Security or Medicare payments), with no recipient named.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

Counties in Torrington, CT

Whole counties, as the U.S. Office of Management and Budget delineates the area. Federal spending below is the exact sum of these counties.

Northwest Hills Planning RegionCentral county90114,690

Principal cities

The cities the area is named for.

TorringtonPrincipal city35,547

Largest cities and towns

By population, for places with most of their residents in the area.

Other metro and micro areas in Connecticut

Areas based in Connecticut, best score first.

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Places that share a border, best score first.

Similar metro and micro areas

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

Mapping Injury, Overdose, and ViolenceCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2026-10-01
PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Daily county PM2.5 and ozone (EPA downscaler model)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2022
Care Compare: Hospital General Information and Timely and Effective CareCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · release 2026-07-22
Distance to airports and intercity railFederal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau · release 2025+amtrak-2026-04-23
Public Libraries SurveyInstitute of Museum and Library Services · release FY2024
U.S. Drought Monitor county statisticsNational Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA · release 2026-09-29
Fatality Analysis Reporting SystemNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · release 2024
nClimGrid-Daily county averagesNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · release 2025
Regional Economic AccountsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · release 2024
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2026 Q1
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Business Formation StatisticsU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-10-01
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Alternative Fuels Data Center station locatorU.S. Department of Energy · release 2026-10
Election Administration and Voting SurveyU.S. Election Assistance Commission · release 2024
Air Quality Index Annual Summary by CountyU.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2025
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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Scores by category

Strengths · Weaknesses

Strengths

Weaknesses

Trends

What changed in five years

Improved9

Declined6

Metro and micro areas like Torrington, CT micropolitan area five years ago that improved

Who lives here

Age and sex

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Income

Household income

Homes

Owners and renters

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

Getting to work

How people get to work

Time to get to work

Jobs and pay

Local businesses

Federal contract spending

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

Federal grants & assistance

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

Counties in Torrington, CT

Principal cities

Largest cities and towns

Other metro and micro areas in Connecticut

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Similar metro and micro areas

Data and sources

Improved9

Declined6

Household income

Age and sex

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Owners and renters

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

How people get to work

Time to get to work

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

What was bought

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

By type