Photo: Jessamyn West · Public domainHartland has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs & income C+: better than 43% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #42 of 71 in Vermont.
Walkability C+: more walkable than 42% of U.S. towns · #60 of 71 in Vermont.
Household incomes here are higher than in 64% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 23 minutes each way (Vermont 24, U.S. 26). About one in ten work in Hartland; the top destination outside it is Hartford (18%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Hartland
Many Hartland workers cross into New Hampshire
41% of Hartland workers work outside Vermont, most of them in New Hampshire, the Census survey finds. The commute map ↓
Much of Hartland works one town over
45% of working residents work in a town that borders Hartland: Hartford (18%), Lebanon (17%) and Woodstock (5%). Next door ↓
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.
What’s behind Hartland’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Hartland is better than 43% of U.S. towns, #42 of 71 in Vermont. Household income holds Hartland’s grade up ($86,136, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (5.9%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Hartland could be anywhere from C− to A−.
18% of working residents work in Hartford
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Hartland clocks in
18% of workers
17% of workers
7% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
Hartland quiets down on a workday
On a workday 1,256 residents head out to work, 160 work right here, and 341 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,500 people are in Hartland on a workday afternoon, 27% fewer than live here.
0.35 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Hartland makes things: 32% of its jobs are in goods
501 jobs are based in Hartland. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Hartland’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hartland, 2013 → 2023: 407 → 501. 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.
About 23 minutes each way, about the VT average
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hartland workers work from home, vs 17% across Vermont. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,460 commuters (the 13% who work from home are left out). Across Vermont: 82% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
Half of Hartland commutes less than 10 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
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.
Most trips from Hartland start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Hartland is more walkable than 42% of U.S. towns, #60 of 71 in Vermont. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 7.2% across Vermont, on an EPA index of 5.8.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,685 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 54% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.8% of Hartland households have no vehicle (Vermont 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Hartland’s commuters take a bus or train.
Hartland is 2,545th of 4,402 U.S. towns of 2,400 to 4,600 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Hartland, the top three, the last and three more from Vermont.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 399 | Richmond VT | 4,103 | $108K | 4.2% | 1.0% | 9% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 474 | Charlotte VT | 3,846 | $144K | 3.7% | 1.1% | 10% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 642 | Norwich VT | 3,577 | $140K | 2.8% | 3.0% | 12% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,543 | Ely NV | 3,946 | $78K | 7.6% | 3.9% | 61% | C+ |
| 2,544 | Hamilton NY | 4,078 | $67K | 13.0% | 2.4% | 48% | C+ |
| 2,545 | Hartland VT | 3,398 | $86K | 8.5% | 5.9% | 11% | C+ |
| 2,546 | Sutter CA | 2,532 | $96K | 6.8% | 7.7% | 3% | C+ |
| 2,547 | Fairmont IL | 2,617 | $71K | 15.6% | 7.1% | 1% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,402 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
45% of Hartland works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Hartford (18%). Darker towns draw more of Hartland’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hartland workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartland | – | C+ | C+ | 23 min | $86,136 |
| Woodstock | 5% | C+ | A+ | 22 min | $120,938 |
| Hartford | 18% | B− | A | 18 min | $78,125 |
| West Windsor | under 2% | B+ | B− | 28 min | $108,750 |
| Windsor | 5% | C | C+ | 23 min | $52,484 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Hartland: questions
What is the median household income in Hartland?
$86,136 (±$22,743) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $81,203 across Vermont and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hartland?
8.5%, against 10.1% across Vermont and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hartland?
23 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Vermont and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hartland work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hartford (18%, 6 mi), Lebanon (17%, 10 mi), Hanover (7%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Hartland walkable?
Hartland is more walkable than 42% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 5.8 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hartland without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hartland, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hartland
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.