Ludlow draws about half of Ludlow’s working residents
Employers in Ludlow report 747 jobs, and 333 of its residents work somewhere. About one in seven work in Ludlow itself; outside it, Ludlow draws the most (45%, 0 miles). The trip to work takes 21 minutes on average; Vermont averages 24, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Ludlow and work: the main findings
Nearly half of Ludlow works in Ludlow
150 working residents, 45%, have their main job in Ludlow, 0.5 miles away. That’s 3 times as many as work in Ludlow itself. The commute map ↓
Ludlow is where the jobs are
Ludlow has 747 jobs, 2.2 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 1,200 people are in town, 54% more than the 770 who live here. Day and night ↓
Many jobs in Ludlow pay little
27% of the jobs based in Ludlow pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. The jobs ↓
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 333 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The towns that send workers to Ludlow
Where Ludlow clocks in
6% of workers
3% 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 daily commute in and out of Ludlow
On a workday 280 residents head out to work, 53 work right here, and 694 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,200 people are in Ludlow on a workday afternoon, 54% more than live here.
2.2 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
The kinds of work in Ludlow
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ludlow, 2013 → 2023: 741 → 747. 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 Ludlow’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 21 minutes each way, quicker than most of Vermont
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ludlow workers work from home, vs 17% across Vermont. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 349 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.
Where in the region Ludlow works
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.
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 Ludlow: questions
What is the median household income in Ludlow?
$56,667 (±$18,646) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $81,203 across Vermont and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ludlow?
8.7%, against 10.1% across Vermont and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ludlow?
21 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Vermont and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ludlow work?
16% work in town.
Can you get around Ludlow without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ludlow, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ludlow
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.