Photo: User:Dismas · Public domainHuntington has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 173 jobs in Huntington, against 966 working residents. The two grades for Huntington are B+ for jobs and income and D for walkability. Only 5% stay in Huntington for work; outside it, Burlington is the main destination (20%, 19 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Huntington
Huntington is a place people come home to
There are 173 jobs based in Huntington, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Huntington has about 1,100 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Huntington workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 24 across Vermont. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (23 to 29 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Three in four Huntington workers earn over $40,000 a year
77% of Huntington’s working residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 966 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Income, poverty and work: Huntington’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Huntington is better than 70% of U.S. towns. Unemployment holds Huntington’s grade up (2.5%, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 26% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Huntington could be anywhere from B− to A−.
Who leaves Huntington for work, and who comes in
On a workday 913 residents head out to work, 53 work right here, and 120 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,100 people are in Huntington on a workday afternoon, 41% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Huntington’s commute takes about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Huntington workers work from home, vs 17% across Vermont. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 821 commuters (the 17% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 50% of the jobs in Huntington
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Huntington, 2014 → 2024: 156 → 173. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Huntington’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where the trip to work from Huntington ends
Where Huntington clocks in
20% of workers
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.
The commute from Huntington, by distance
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Few in Huntington walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Huntington is more walkable than 13% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Huntington near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 987 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 under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 2.4% of Huntington households have no vehicle (Vermont 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Huntington’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Huntington is 1,142nd of 5,234 U.S. towns of 1,400 to 2,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
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| 677 | South Hero VT | 1,726 | $127K | 3.5% | 5.9% | 11% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 716 | East Montpelier VT | 2,594 | $93K | 2.1% | 2.6% | 13% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 743 | Dummerston VT | 1,859 | $102K | 4.5% | 1.6% | 6% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,140 | Leesburg Township OH | 1,694 | $102K | 8.4% | 3.9% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,141 | Roaring Brook Township PA | 2,392 | $128K | 5.6% | 5.9% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,142 | Huntington VT | 1,931 | $94K | 5.8% | 2.5% | 5% | B+ |
| 1,143 | Bellemont AZ | 1,701 | $120K | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,144 | Danbury TX | 1,683 | $92K | 9.3% | 6.1% | 2% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,234 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 61% | 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.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Huntington, the top three, the last and three more from Vermont.
The towns around Huntington
The biggest share goes to Richmond (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Huntington workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntington | – | B+ | D | 32 min | $94,497 |
| Starksboro | under 4% | B | D | 29 min | $82,188 |
| Bolton | under 4% | A− | C | 28 min | $111,125 |
| Richmond | 4% | A | C+ | 25 min | $108,235 |
| Duxbury | under 4% | B+ | C+ | 23 min | $105,208 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Huntington’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 2024, 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 Huntington: questions
What is the median household income in Huntington?
$94,497 (±$2,859) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $81,203 across Vermont and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Huntington?
5.8%, against 10.1% across Vermont and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Huntington?
32 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Vermont and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Huntington work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Burlington (20%, 19 mi), South Burlington (9%, 15 mi), Williston (9%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Huntington walkable?
Huntington is more walkable than 13% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.8 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Huntington without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Huntington, from the people who make the trip.
More of Huntington
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.