East Poultney has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
21 jobs are based in East Poultney, and 111 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in East Poultney; the top destination outside it is Rutland (23%, 13 miles). 28% of workers work from home (Vermont 17%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in East Poultney by day
On a workday 111 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 21 people come in from elsewhere.
About 86 people are in East Poultney on a workday afternoon, 51% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where East Poultney goes to work
Where East Poultney clocks in
9% 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.
Jobs in East Poultney: what the 21 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in East Poultney, 2014 → 2024: 10 → 21. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs East Poultney’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in East Poultney
of East Poultney workers work from home, vs 17% across Vermont. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 18 commuters (the 28% 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.
How far it is to work from East Poultney
About 18% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The towns around East Poultney
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | East Poultney workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Poultney | – | — | — | — | $73,059 |
| Poultney | under 3% | C | A | 31 min | $70,536 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of East Poultney’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 2024, 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 East Poultney: questions
What is the median household income in East Poultney?
$73,059 (±$22,328) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $81,203 across Vermont and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in East Poultney?
0.0%, against 10.1% across Vermont and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in East Poultney work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rutland (23%, 13 mi), Poultney (9%, 2 mi), Rutland (8%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around East Poultney 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 East Poultney, from the people who make the trip.
More of East Poultney
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.