Photo: Travellers & Tinkers · CC BY-SA 4.0Fewer people are out of work in Enosburgh (1.9%) than in 86% of U.S. towns
Home is the office for 10% of workers; Vermont has 17%. Enosburgh grades C for jobs and income and B+ for walkability. About one in seven stay in Enosburgh for work; outside it, Richford is the main destination (11%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Enosburgh: the gist
Stores, warehouses and trucking
50% of the jobs in Enosburgh are in trade, transport and utilities, against 21% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Enosburgh workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 24 across Vermont. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical 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.
Income, poverty and work: Enosburgh’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Enosburgh is better than 35% of U.S. towns, #51 of 71 in Vermont. Unemployment holds Enosburgh’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 8% of U.S. towns).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Enosburgh could be anywhere from D to B.
What Enosburgh’s employers do
735 jobs are based in Enosburgh.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Enosburgh, 2013 → 2023: 952 → 735. 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 Enosburgh’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Enosburgh: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Enosburgh workers work from home, vs 17% across Vermont. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,156 commuters (the 10% 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 a workday changes Enosburgh
On a workday 1,045 residents head out to work, 148 work right here, and 587 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,300 people are in Enosburgh on a workday afternoon, 16% fewer than live here.
0.62 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Enosburgh: the destinations
Where Enosburgh clocks in
11% 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.
How many miles Enosburgh commutes
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.
In Enosburgh, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Enosburgh is more walkable than 75% of U.S. towns, #39 of 71 in Vermont. Both inputs place Enosburgh near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,286 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 44% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 44% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 43% 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). 7.5% of Enosburgh households have no vehicle (Vermont 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Enosburgh’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 1,900 to 3,800, Enosburgh ranks 3,243rd of 5,131 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 646 | Norwich VT | 3,577 | $140K | 2.8% | 3.0% | 12% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 860 | East Montpelier VT | 2,594 | $93K | 2.1% | 2.6% | 16% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,027 | Westford VT | 2,072 | $113K | 2.5% | 4.0% | 2% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,241 | Bayfield CO | 2,974 | $93K | 8.4% | 6.5% | 18% | C |
| 3,242 | West Terre Haute IN | 2,160 | $54K | 10.5% | 10.6% | 5% | C |
| 3,243 | Enosburgh VT | 2,780 | $64K | 13.9% | 1.9% | 12% | C |
| 3,244 | Gillespie IL | 3,083 | $83K | 17.1% | 4.8% | 9% | C |
| 3,245 | De Soto Township IL | 2,276 | $71K | 12.0% | 5.7% | 3% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 5,131 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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 Enosburgh, the top three, the last and three more from Vermont.
Bordering towns draw 20% of Enosburgh’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Enosburgh workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enosburgh | – | C | B+ | 32 min | $63,828 |
| Berkshire | 5% | C− | C | 32 min | $71,406 |
| Bakersfield | under 3% | C+ | D− | 33 min | $83,462 |
| Montgomery | under 3% | D | C+ | 37 min | $53,289 |
| Sheldon | 4% | B+ | B | 25 min | $78,533 |
| Enosburg Falls | under 3% | D | A | 32 min | $50,870 |
| Richford | 11% | D− | C | 28 min | $56,853 |
| Fairfield | under 3% | B | C+ | 24 min | $87,019 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Richford. Darker towns draw more of Enosburgh’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 Enosburgh: questions
What is the median household income in Enosburgh?
$63,828 (±$17,162) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $81,203 across Vermont and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Enosburgh?
13.9%, against 10.1% across Vermont and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Enosburgh?
32 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Vermont and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Enosburgh work?
12% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Richford (11%, 9 mi), St. Albans (9%, 20 mi), St. Albans (8%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Enosburgh walkable?
Enosburgh is more walkable than 75% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 8.3 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Enosburgh without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. 44% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Enosburgh, from the people who make the trip.
More of Enosburgh
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.