Photo: Jared C. Benedict · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of Ira commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
2% of workers work from home (Vermont 17%). There are 13 jobs in Ira, against 152 working residents. Only 2% work in Ira; the top destination outside it is Rutland (30%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Ira, and who commutes in
On a workday 149 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.
About 240 people are in Ira 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.
The towns that employ Ira’s residents
Where Ira clocks in
7% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 31% of the jobs in Ira
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ira, 2013 → 2023: 59 → 13. 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 Ira’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Ira: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ira workers work from home, vs 17% across Vermont. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 170 commuters (the 2% 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.
Half of Ira commutes less than 8 miles
About 19% 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.
The towns next door employ 13% of Ira
The biggest share goes to Clarendon (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ira workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ira | – | — | — | 28 min | $71,827 |
| West Rutland | under 2% | B | B | 22 min | $61,161 |
| Castleton | 4% | C | A | 19 min | $73,854 |
| Poultney | under 2% | C− | B+ | 29 min | $72,617 |
| Clarendon | 7% | C+ | C | 16 min | $59,609 |
| Middletown Springs | 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Middletown Springs: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ira’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 Ira: questions
What is the median household income in Ira?
$71,827 (±$5,034) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $81,203 across Vermont and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ira?
14.4%, against 10.1% across Vermont and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ira?
28 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Vermont and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ira work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rutland (30%, 7 mi), Clarendon (7%, 5 mi), Rutland (7%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ira without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ira, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ira
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.