Plainfield is a somewhat small town located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 15,143 people and three associated neighborhoods, Plainfield is the 76th largest community in Connecticut.

A relatively large number of people in Plainfield telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.35% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Plainfield has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Plainfield a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

Being a small town, Plainfield does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The percentage of adults in Plainfield with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 15.96% of adults in Plainfield have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Plainfield in 2022 was $33,311, which is low income relative to Connecticut, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $133,244 for a family of four. However, Plainfield contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Plainfield is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Plainfield home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Plainfield residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Plainfield also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.56% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Plainfield include French, English, Irish, Italian, and French Canadian.

The most common language spoken in Plainfield is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.