Healthcare and Education Among Key Industries in State's Largest Communities

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A review of the key employers in Connecticut’s 15 largest cities and towns reveals a handful of industries among the most frequently represented. 

They’re led by healthcare, represented by Visiting Nurse Services of CT, Stamford Health, Yale New Haven Health, Hartford Healthcare, St. Mary’s Hospital, Nuvance Health, Hospital of Central CT,  Hospital for Special Care, Hospital of Central CT, Greenwich Hospital, Bristol Health, and MidState Medical Center. 

Education also stands out, as seen by the presence of Yale University, Southern Connecticut State University, Central Connecticut State University, Post University, Fairfield University, Sacred Heart University, and Quinnipiac University.

Among the well-known names among each of the 15 largest communities key businesses are NBC Sports and ESPN, Bigelow Tea and Amazon, Aetna and Travelers,  Stanley – Black & Decker and Xerox.

The state’s largest communities are Bridgeport, Stamford, New Haven, Hartford, Waterbury, Norwalk, Danbury, New Britain, Greenwich, West Hartford, Fairfield, Bristol, Hamden, Meriden and Manchester.

Each of those communities, including the most recent population numbers, and the five key employers in each town, according to data compiled by the Connecticut Data Collaborative for Advance CT, and published online earlier this year.  More information and data is available in the Town Profiles, which can be seen here:  https://profiles.ctdata.org/

 1 - Bridgeport (population 149,153)

  • Trefz Corp

  • Allied Universal

  • Visiting Nurse Services of CT

  • Prime Resources

  • MW Life Sciences

 

2 - Stamford (population 137,144)

  • Stamford Health

  • NBC Sports Group

  • Gartner

  • Deloitte

  • Charter Communications

 

3 - New Haven (population 134,349)

  • Yale New Haven Health

  • Yale University

  •  Southern Connecticut State University

  • Knights of Columbus

  • Astra Zeneca Alexion

 

4 – Hartford (population 121,127)

  • State of Connecticut

  •  Hartford Health Care

  • Aetna (CVS Health)

  • Travelers

  • The Hartford

 

5 - Waterbury (population 114,869)

  • St. Mary's Hospital

  • MacDermid Inc.

  • Waterbury Hospital

  • Webster Bank

  • Post University

 

6 - Norwalk (population 92,187)

  • Factset Research Systems Inc.

  • Datto

  • Booking Holdings

  •  Xerox

  • EMCOR Group

  

7 - Danbury (population 87,263)

  • Nuvance Health

  • Boehringer-Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals

  • Danbury School System

  •  IQVIA Holdings-Data Processing

  • Western CT State University

 

8 - New Britain (population 74,223)

  • Hospital of Central CT

  • Central CT State University

  •  City of New Britain

  • Hospital for Special Care  

  • Stanley - Black & Decker

 

9 - Greenwich (population 63,856)

  • Ceci Brothers Inc

  • Greenwich Hospital

  • AQR Capital Management

  • Bimbo Bakeries USA

  • Interactive Brokers

 

10 - West Hartford (population 63,620)

  • Legrand, North America

  • Triumph Engine Control Systems

  •  Lockton Companies

  •  Juniper Homecare

  •  The Simon Konover Company

 

11 - Fairfield (population 63,416)

  • Bigelow Tea

  • Fairfield University

  • Sacred Heart University

  • Carolton Chronic-Convalescent

  • RBC-Heim Bearings

 

12 - Bristol (population 61,462)

  • ESPN Inc.

  • Bristol Health

  • Amazon

  • Arthur G. Russell Co.

  •  Bauer Aerospace

 

13 - Hamden (population 61,045)

  • Arden House

  • Quinnipiac University

  • Genesis Health Care & Rehabilitation Center

  • Eli Whitney Museum

  • AAA Hamden

 

14 – Meriden (population 60,545)

  • MidState Medical Center

  • Carabetta Management Co

  • Hunters Ambulance

  • 3M Purification Inc

  • RFS Technologies

 

15 - Manchester 59,635

  • Hartford Healthcare

  • ACMT Aerospace

  • Pursuit Aerospace

  • FLEX Manufacturing

  • Allied Printing