Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Granby
Granby has 31 jobs for 38 working residents. Hardly any stay in Granby for work; outside it, Littleton is the main destination (24%, 18 miles). The trip to work takes 38 minutes on average, against 24 across Vermont and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Granby: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 38 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 31 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.82 per resident).
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 Granby: the destinations
Where Granby clocks in
24% of workers
16% of workers
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.
Most jobs in Granby are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Granby, 2013 → 2023: 13 → 31. 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 Granby’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Granby: about 38 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Granby workers work from home, vs 17% across Vermont. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 24 commuters (the 11% 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 Granby
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 Granby
The biggest share goes to East Haven (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Granby workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granby | – | — | — | 38 min | $57,083 |
| Victory | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| East Haven | 5% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Guildhall | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Maidstone | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Victory, East Haven, Guildhall and Maidstone: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Granby’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 Granby: questions
What is the median household income in Granby?
$57,083 (±$51,231) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $81,203 across Vermont and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Granby?
7.5%, against 10.1% across Vermont and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Granby?
38 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Vermont and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Granby work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Littleton (24%, 18 mi), St. Johnsbury (16%, 16 mi), Lyndon (11%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Granby 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 Granby, from the people who make the trip.
More of Granby
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.