Photo: Ascended Dreamer · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Gilman commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Gilman; the top destination outside it is St. Johnsbury (16%, 15 miles). There are 13 jobs in Gilman, against 91 working residents. For 0% of workers, the job is at home, next to 17% for Vermont as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Gilman, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 91 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.
About 87 people are in Gilman on a workday afternoon, 47% 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.
The towns that employ Gilman’s residents
Where Gilman clocks in
16% of workers
10% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Gilman
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gilman, 2013 → 2023: 21 → 13. 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 Gilman’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Gilman
of Gilman workers work from home, vs 17% across Vermont. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 74 commuters (the 0% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Gilman
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.
The towns around Gilman
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Gilman workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilman | – | — | — | — | $57,788 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Gilman’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 Gilman: questions
What is the median household income in Gilman?
$57,788 (±$32,438) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $81,203 across Vermont and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gilman?
0.0%, against 10.1% across Vermont and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Gilman work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. Johnsbury (16%, 15 mi), Littleton (10%, 6 mi), Lancaster (8%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Gilman without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Gilman, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gilman
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.