Wallingford Economic Development Commission (CT)

Wallingford is your gateway to New England and beyond. We are located along Interstate I-91 and Route 15 North/South and is within minutes of three excellent East/West arteries: Interstates I-95, I-84 and I-691. Forty minutes to the north is Bradley International Airport. Twenty minutes to the south is New Haven Harbor, home to the region’s Foreign Trade Zone, and Tweed New Haven, a regional airport. Wallingford is also located on the New Haven-Hartford-Springfield rail line with daily passenger service to points north and south and to New York City via a connection in New Haven. Freight service is provided by Connecticut Southern Railroad. The Town of Wallingford owns its electric, water, and sewer utilities which provide exceptional reliability to all residential and industrial customers and has historically provided one of the lowest electric rates in New England. We have the best educated work force in the nation with a higher percentage of residents with advanced degrees than any other state, the highest percentage with a bachelor’s degree or higher, and the highest number of engineers per 100,000 workers. Our labor force productivity exceeds the rest of New England by 6% and outpaces the nation by 13%. To see the many other benefits Wallingford has to offer your business, call EDC (203) 294-2062) or visit our website (https://www.wallingfordct.gov/businesses/) today.