Photo: Jared and Corin · CC BY-SA 2.0Most of Andover commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
For 30% of workers, the job is at home (Vermont 17%). Employers in Andover report 43 jobs; 214 of its residents have a job. Only 5% work in Andover itself; outside it, Weston draws the most (13%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Andover, in a few figures
Andover is a place people come home to
There are 43 jobs based in Andover, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Andover has about 390 people in it, 30% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Andover works from home
30% of Andover workers work from home, against 17% across Vermont. Time on the road ↓
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; with 214 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Andover by day and by night
On a workday 204 residents head out to work, 10 work right here, and 33 people come in from elsewhere.
About 390 people are in Andover on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
A commute of about 25 minutes in Andover
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Andover workers work from home, vs 17% across Vermont. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 264 commuters (the 30% who work from home are left out). Across Vermont: 82% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Where Andover’s working residents head each day
Where Andover clocks in
13% of workers
7% of workers
5% 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.
A place that makes things: 40% of Andover’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Andover, 2013 → 2023: 36 → 43. 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 Andover’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Andover
About 25% 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.
19% of Andover works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Andover workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andover | – | — | — | 25 min | $102,500 |
| Weston | 13% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Chester | 2% | C+ | A− | 28 min | $62,125 |
| Ludlow | 4% | C | A− | 20 min | $54,885 |
| Windham | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Weston and Windham: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Weston. Darker towns draw more of Andover’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
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 Andover: questions
What is the median household income in Andover?
$102,500 (±$37,746) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $81,203 across Vermont and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Andover?
4.6%, against 10.1% across Vermont and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Andover?
25 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Vermont and 26 nationally. 30% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Andover work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Weston (13%, 4 mi), Londonderry (7%, 7 mi), Springfield (5%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Andover without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Andover, from the people who make the trip.
More of Andover
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.