Photo: User:Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Halifax commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Halifax has 34 jobs, and 189 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% work in Halifax; the top destination outside it is Brattleboro (22%, 8 miles). 30% of workers have no commute at all, 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
How a workday changes Halifax
On a workday 185 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 30 people come in from elsewhere.
About 590 people are in Halifax on a workday afternoon, 21% 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 Halifax’s residents
Where Halifax clocks in
22% of workers
8% of workers
5% 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.
82% of the jobs in Halifax pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Halifax, 2013 → 2023: 34 → 34. 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 Halifax’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Halifax spends getting to work: about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Halifax workers work from home, vs 17% across Vermont. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 202 commuters (the 30% 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.
Miles to work from Halifax
About 35% 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.
Next door to Halifax
The biggest share goes to Marlboro (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Halifax workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax | – | — | — | 33 min | $63,889 |
| Guilford | under 3% | C+ | C− | 25 min | $75,243 |
| Marlboro | 3% | C+ | B | 17 min | $77,135 |
| Whitingham | under 3% | C− | C+ | 38 min | $70,625 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Halifax’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 Halifax: questions
What is the median household income in Halifax?
$63,889 (±$7,124) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $81,203 across Vermont and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Halifax?
6.0%, against 10.1% across Vermont and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Halifax?
33 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Vermont and 26 nationally. 30% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Halifax work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Brattleboro (22%, 8 mi), Wilmington (8%, 9 mi), Greenfield (5%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Halifax without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Halifax, from the people who make the trip.
More of Halifax
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.