With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Graniteville works elsewhere
Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers (Vermont 17%). Employers in Graniteville report 25 jobs, against 293 working residents. Hardly any stay in Graniteville for work; outside it, Barre is the main destination (23%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Graniteville at work: what stands out
Graniteville is a place people come home to
There are 25 jobs based in Graniteville, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Graniteville has about 0 people in it, 100% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Most Graniteville residents work close to home
61% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. Only 8% work more than 50 miles away. How far ↓
Few Graniteville workers work from home
Only 0% of workers work from home, against 17% across Vermont. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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; with 293 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How many people are in Graniteville by day
On a workday 292 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 24 people come in from elsewhere.
About 0 people are in Graniteville on a workday afternoon, 100% 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.
How many miles Graniteville 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.
Each way, about 24 minutes from Graniteville
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Graniteville workers work from home, vs 17% across Vermont. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 171 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.
Commuting out of Graniteville: the destinations
Where Graniteville clocks in
13% of workers
10% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 80% of the jobs in Graniteville
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Graniteville, 2013 → 2023: 65 → 25. 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 Graniteville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Work in the towns next to Graniteville
The biggest share goes to Williamstown (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Graniteville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graniteville | – | — | — | 24 min | $82,574 |
| South Barre | under 3% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Websterville | under 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| East Barre | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Williamstown | 3% | B+ | D | 23 min | $94,418 |
Same-state neighbors only. South Barre, Websterville and East Barre: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Graniteville’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 Graniteville: questions
What is the median household income in Graniteville?
$82,574 (±$46,498) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $81,203 across Vermont and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Graniteville?
8.2%, against 10.1% across Vermont and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Graniteville?
24 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Vermont and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Graniteville work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Barre (23%, 4 mi), Berlin (13%, 7 mi), Montpelier (10%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Graniteville without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Graniteville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Graniteville
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.