Photo: User:Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0Corinth has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The two grades for Corinth are C for jobs and income and B for walkability. There are 133 jobs in Corinth, and 602 of its residents work somewhere. Only 5% stay in Corinth for work; outside it, Bradford is the main destination (8%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Corinth stands out on work
Corinth is a place people come home to
There are 133 jobs based in Corinth, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Corinth has about 1,000 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Corinth workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 24 across Vermont. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 84 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
A lot of Corinth workers cross into New Hampshire
19% of Corinth workers work outside Vermont, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Lebanon (7%) and Hanover (4%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
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 602 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Inside Corinth’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Corinth is better than 31% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Corinth’s grade up ($89,167, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 6% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (0.8%) is left out: Corinth’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Corinth could be anywhere from D to B−.
How a workday changes Corinth
On a workday 572 residents head out to work, 30 work right here, and 103 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,000 people are in Corinth on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
About 35 minutes each way for Corinth’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Corinth workers work from home, vs 17% across Vermont. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 584 commuters (the 23% 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 the trip to work from Corinth ends
Where Corinth clocks in
8% of workers
7% of workers
6% 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.
The kinds of work in Corinth
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Corinth, 2013 → 2023: 118 → 133. 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 Corinth’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Corinth
About 17% 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.
Most of Corinth commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Corinth is more walkable than 59% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 8.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 7.2% across Vermont, on an EPA index of 5.3.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 758 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.8% of Corinth households have no vehicle (Vermont 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Corinth’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 1,000 to 2,000, Corinth ranks 3,528th of 6,308 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 640 | South Hero VT | 1,726 | $127K | 3.5% | 5.9% | 7% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 705 | Dummerston VT | 1,859 | $102K | 4.5% | 1.6% | 5% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 726 | Bolton VT | 1,277 | $111K | 2.9% | 1.1% | 2% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,526 | Washington Township IN | 1,436 | $49K | 14.2% | 7.7% | 1% | C |
| 3,527 | West Branch Township KS | 1,011 | $61K | 8.8% | 2.0% | 4% | C |
| 3,528 | Corinth VT | 1,482 | $89K | 12.4% | 0.8% | 5% | C |
| 3,529 | Ahwahnee CA | 1,453 | $77K | 8.9% | 0.9% | 2% | C |
| 3,530 | Columbus Junction IA | 1,772 | $64K | 10.3% | 3.6% | 7% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 6,308 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Corinth, the top three, the last and three more from Vermont.
Corinth and its neighbors: 13% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Corinth workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corinth | – | C | B | 35 min | $89,167 |
| Washington | under 4% | B− | C+ | 31 min | $66,103 |
| Vershire | under 4% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Bradford | 8% | B+ | A− | 25 min | $108,162 |
| Topsham | 5% | D | C+ | 35 min | $72,308 |
| Orange | under 4% | C+ | D | 28 min | $71,302 |
Same-state neighbors only. Vershire: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Bradford. Darker towns draw more of Corinth’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 Corinth: questions
What is the median household income in Corinth?
$89,167 (±$28,699) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $81,203 across Vermont and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Corinth?
12.4%, against 10.1% across Vermont and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Corinth?
35 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Vermont and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Corinth work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bradford (8%, 6 mi), Lebanon (7%, 28 mi), Hartford (6%, 27 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Corinth walkable?
Corinth is more walkable than 59% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 5.3 out of 20, and 8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Corinth without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Corinth, from the people who make the trip.
More of Corinth
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.