Jobs and earnings in Vineyard Haven, and the trip to work
The average commute takes 19 minutes each way, against 29 across Massachusetts and 26 nationally. About one in seven work in Vineyard Haven; the top destination outside it is Tisbury (25%, 1 miles). 12% of workers work from home; Massachusetts has 19%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Vineyard Haven stands out on work
Vineyard Haven trades workers with the towns around it
Vineyard Haven has about as many jobs (990) as working residents (1,149), but they are mostly different people: 979 residents leave for work each day while 820 people come in. Only 17% of the jobs in Vineyard Haven are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Vineyard Haven are quick
The average trip to work takes 19 minutes, against 29 across Massachusetts. That’s about 77 hours a year less on the road than the typical Massachusetts worker. Time on the road ↓
Most Vineyard Haven residents work close to home
69% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Who commutes out of Vineyard Haven, and who commutes in
On a workday 979 residents head out to work, 170 work right here, and 820 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.86 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Getting to work from Vineyard Haven takes about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Vineyard Haven workers work from home, vs 19% across Massachusetts. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,290 commuters (the 11% who work from home are left out). Across Massachusetts: 75% drive alone, 8% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
How far it is to work from Vineyard Haven
About 21% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Out of Vineyard Haven to work: where people go
Where Vineyard Haven clocks in
19% of workers
11% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
What Vineyard Haven’s employers do
990 jobs are based in Vineyard Haven.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Vineyard Haven, 2013 → 2023: 779 → 990. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Vineyard Haven’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Vineyard Haven: questions
What is the median household income in Vineyard Haven?
$77,665 (±$18,710) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,960 across Massachusetts and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Vineyard Haven?
3.8%, against 10.0% across Massachusetts and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Vineyard Haven?
19 minutes each way on average, against 29 across Massachusetts and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Vineyard Haven work?
15% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tisbury (25%, 1 mi), Oak Bluffs (19%, 3 mi), Edgartown (11%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Vineyard Haven without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Vineyard Haven, from the people who make the trip.
More of Vineyard Haven
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.