Photo: Ascended Dreamer · CC BY 4.0Earning a living in Island Pond
A typical one-way commute from Island Pond lasts 25 minutes (Vermont 24, U.S. 26). About one in five work in Island Pond; the top destination outside it is Brighton (25%, 1 miles). Home is the office for 11% of workers; Vermont has 17%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Island Pond quiets down on a workday
On a workday 233 residents head out to work, 57 work right here, and 129 people come in from elsewhere.
About 750 people are in Island Pond on a workday afternoon, 12% fewer than live here.
0.64 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 2024, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Island Pond’s residents
Where Island Pond clocks in
25% of workers
8% 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 Island Pond: what the 186 are
186 jobs are based in Island Pond.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Island Pond, 2014 → 2024: 179 → 186. 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 Island Pond’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 25 minutes in Island Pond
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Island Pond workers work from home, vs 17% across Vermont. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 302 commuters (the 11% 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.
How far Island Pond’s workers travel
About 26% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
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 Island Pond: questions
What is the median household income in Island Pond?
$46,214 (±$12,158) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $81,203 across Vermont and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Island Pond?
27.6%, against 10.1% across Vermont and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Island Pond?
25 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Vermont and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Island Pond work?
20% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Brighton (25%, 1 mi), Newport (12%, 18 mi), Derby (8%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Island Pond without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 15% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Island Pond, from the people who make the trip.
More of Island Pond
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.