The number of people who commute 90 minutes or more to work are on the rise in Fairfield County, according to a new study.

Analyzing Census Bureau data, Apartment List found that the number of so-called “supercommuters” in the county grew by 42 percent, from 5.3 percent of the workforce in 2005 to 7.1 percent in 2017, the most recent year for which data are available. According to the CT Mirror, Fairfield County also has the state’s highest share of commuters who travel more than an hour to get to work, at 16 percent.

Similarly, the share of Fairfield County residents who work from home grew from 3.8 percent to 5.6 percent of the workforce over the same time period. In the state’s two other major metro areas, Hartford and New Haven, the number of supercommuters declined slightly while the number of people who work from home increased by roughly 80 percent.

The study found both categories of workers are much wealthier than other workers. “Normal” commuters in Fairfield County earned a median annual income of $68,000 in 2017, while supercommuters earned $125,000 and telecommuters earned $100,000.

“Many super commuters are now willing to trade off time in traffic for the ability to have both the home life and job they want, even if the two are in wildly different places. Remote workers, on the other hand, can accomplish the same thing by shifting their work online. For a growing segment of the labor force, the tried and true half hour commute is either unattractive or out of reach,” the study noted, suggesting Fairfield County continues to be an attractive place for many who work in the New York City area to put down roots.