Photo: Storylanding · CC BY-SA 3.0Bloomfield has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 1% work in Bloomfield itself; outside it, Colebrook draws the most (17%, 12 miles). There are 16 jobs in Bloomfield, and 71 of its residents work somewhere. 5% of workers have no commute at all, where Vermont as a whole has 17%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Bloomfield on a workday
On a workday 70 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About 160 people are in Bloomfield on a workday afternoon, 25% 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.
Where the trip to work from Bloomfield ends
Where Bloomfield clocks in
17% of workers
13% of workers
7% 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.
Making and building: 38% of jobs based in Bloomfield
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bloomfield, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 16. 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 Bloomfield’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Bloomfield takes about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bloomfield workers work from home, vs 17% across Vermont. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 103 commuters (the 5% 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.
Bloomfield’s commute, mile by mile
About 20% 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.
How Bloomfield compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bloomfield workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomfield | – | — | — | 30 min | $54,375 |
| Lemington | under 3% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Brunswick | under 3% | — | — | 41 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lemington and Brunswick: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bloomfield’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 Bloomfield: questions
What is the median household income in Bloomfield?
$54,375 (±$17,429) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $81,203 across Vermont and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bloomfield?
2.1%, against 10.1% across Vermont and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bloomfield?
30 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Vermont and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bloomfield work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Colebrook (17%, 12 mi), Canaan (13%, 12 mi), Stewartstown (7%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bloomfield without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bloomfield, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bloomfield
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.