Photo: User:Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Lemington
Hardly any work in Lemington itself; outside it, Colebrook draws the most (24%, 8 miles). The average commute takes 37 minutes each way, next to 24 for Vermont and 26 for the U.S. Lemington has 21 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Lemington by day
On a workday 21 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 66 people are in Lemington on a workday afternoon, 24% fewer than live here.
0.00 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.
Commuting out of Lemington: the destinations
Where Lemington clocks in
24% of workers
14% of workers
10% 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.
Each way, about 37 minutes from Lemington
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lemington workers work from home, vs 17% across Vermont. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 35 commuters (the 22% 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 it is to work from Lemington
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 38% of Lemington
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lemington workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lemington | – | — | — | 37 min | $55,000 |
| Canaan | 14% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Bloomfield | under 5% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Canaan and Bloomfield: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Colebrook. Darker towns draw more of Lemington’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 Lemington: questions
What is the median household income in Lemington?
$55,000 (±$42,437) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $81,203 across Vermont and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lemington?
1.9%, against 10.1% across Vermont and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lemington?
37 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Vermont and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lemington work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Colebrook (24%, 8 mi), Canaan (14%, 8 mi), Brighton (10%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lemington without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lemington, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lemington
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.