Photo: Ascended Dreamer · CC BY 4.0Where Ascutney earns its living
There are 171 jobs in Ascutney; 227 of its residents have a job. Only 4% work in Ascutney itself; outside it, Springfield draws the most (14%, 9 miles). The trip to work takes 16 minutes on average; Vermont averages 24, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Ascutney, in brief
A lot of Ascutney workers cross into New Hampshire
31% of Ascutney workers work outside Vermont, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Lebanon (8%), Claremont (8%) and Hanover (3%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
Commutes from Ascutney are quick
The average trip to work takes 16 minutes, against 24 across Vermont. That’s about 61 hours a year less on the road than the typical Vermont worker. 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 227 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The towns that employ Ascutney’s residents
Where Ascutney clocks in
14% of workers
9% of workers
8% 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.
Commuting from Ascutney: about 16 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ascutney workers work from home, vs 17% across Vermont. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 113 commuters (the 18% 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.
Ascutney quiets down on a workday
On a workday 218 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 162 people come in from elsewhere.
About 330 people are in Ascutney on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.75 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.
Goods, not services: 32% of the jobs in Ascutney
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ascutney, 2013 → 2023: 50 → 171. 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 Ascutney’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Ascutney
About 16% 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.
Next door to Ascutney
The biggest share goes to Claremont (8%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ascutney workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascutney | – | — | — | 16 min | $53,269 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ascutney’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 Ascutney: questions
What is the median household income in Ascutney?
$53,269 (±$45,938) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $81,203 across Vermont and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ascutney?
0.8%, against 10.1% across Vermont and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ascutney?
16 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Vermont and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ascutney work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Springfield (14%, 9 mi), Weathersfield (9%, 4 mi), Lebanon (8%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ascutney 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 Ascutney, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ascutney
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.