Photo: James Poolner · CC BY-SA 3.0With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Hubbardton works elsewhere
Hubbardton has 57 jobs; 328 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Hubbardton; the top destination outside it is Rutland (16%, 13 miles). Working from home is the commute for 24% of workers, against 17% across Vermont.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Hubbardton
Hubbardton is a place people come home to
There are 57 jobs based in Hubbardton, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Hubbardton has about 450 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Hubbardton workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 24 across Vermont. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. 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 328 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The workday shuffle in and out of Hubbardton
On a workday 326 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 55 people come in from elsewhere.
About 450 people are in Hubbardton on a workday afternoon, 37% 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.
Getting to work from Hubbardton takes about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hubbardton workers work from home, vs 17% across Vermont. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 357 commuters (the 24% 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 Hubbardton: the destinations
Where Hubbardton clocks in
9% 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.
Jobs in Hubbardton: what the 57 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hubbardton, 2013 → 2023: 133 → 57. 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 Hubbardton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Hubbardton to work
About 17% 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 Hubbardton
The biggest share goes to Castleton (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hubbardton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hubbardton | – | — | — | 33 min | $102,321 |
| Pittsford | under 3% | C | C− | 25 min | $69,705 |
| Castleton | 7% | C | A | 19 min | $73,854 |
| Sudbury | under 3% | — | — | 50 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sudbury: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hubbardton’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 Hubbardton: questions
What is the median household income in Hubbardton?
$102,321 (±$17,794) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $81,203 across Vermont and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hubbardton?
4.0%, against 10.1% across Vermont and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hubbardton?
33 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Vermont and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hubbardton work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rutland (16%, 13 mi), Middlebury (9%, 19 mi), Rutland (8%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hubbardton without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hubbardton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hubbardton
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.