Photo: Jessamyn · Public domainWith 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Hancock works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Hancock itself; outside it, Middlebury draws the most (18%, 12 miles). Hancock has 40 jobs for 139 working residents. The average commute takes 28 minutes each way (Vermont 24, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Hancock: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 138 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 39 people come in from elsewhere.
About 260 people are in Hancock on a workday afternoon, 28% 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.
Commuting out of Hancock: the destinations
Where Hancock clocks in
18% of workers
12% of workers
6% 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.
What Hancock’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hancock, 2013 → 2023: 83 → 40. 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 Hancock’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Hancock spends getting to work: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hancock workers work from home, vs 17% across Vermont. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 211 commuters (the 12% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Hancock
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.
Around Hancock: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hancock workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hancock | – | — | — | 28 min | $76,250 |
| Rochester | under 3% | D | A− | 27 min | $72,676 |
| Goshen | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Ripton | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Granville | under 3% | — | — | 34 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Goshen, Ripton and Granville: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hancock’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 Hancock: questions
What is the median household income in Hancock?
$76,250 (±$33,926) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $81,203 across Vermont and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hancock?
5.6%, against 10.1% across Vermont and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hancock?
28 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Vermont and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hancock work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Middlebury (18%, 12 mi), Bristol (12%, 15 mi), Burlington (6%, 44 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hancock without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hancock, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hancock
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.