Photo: Ascended Dreamer · CC BY-SA 4.0Lunenburg has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Household incomes here are lower than in 84% of U.S. towns. 69 jobs are based in Lunenburg, and 480 of its residents work somewhere. Jobs and income earn Lunenburg D; getting around on foot earns it D.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Lunenburg at work: what stands out
Many Lunenburg workers cross into New Hampshire
49% of Lunenburg workers work outside Vermont, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Littleton (11%), Lancaster (8%) and Whitefield (4%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
Lunenburg is a place people come home to
There are 69 jobs based in Lunenburg, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Lunenburg has about 860 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Lunenburg workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 24 across Vermont. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (20 to 27 minutes). Time on the road ↓
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 480 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Inside Lunenburg’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Lunenburg is better than 12% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Lunenburg’s grade up (10.6%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 2% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (9.0%) is left out: Lunenburg’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Lunenburg could be anywhere from D− to C−.
15% of working residents work in St. Johnsbury
Where Lunenburg clocks in
15% of workers
11% 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.
How a workday changes Lunenburg
On a workday 477 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 66 people come in from elsewhere.
About 860 people are in Lunenburg on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
About 30 minutes each way for Lunenburg’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lunenburg workers work from home, vs 17% across Vermont. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 526 commuters (the 5% 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.
What Lunenburg’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lunenburg, 2013 → 2023: 98 → 69. 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 Lunenburg’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Lunenburg
About 18% 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.
Getting around Lunenburg: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Lunenburg is more walkable than 7% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Lunenburg 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 553 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). 2.6% of Lunenburg households have no vehicle (Vermont 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Lunenburg’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Lunenburg ranks: 3,904th of 4,866 U.S. towns of 900 to 1,700
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 529 | Bolton VT | 1,277 | $111K | 2.9% | 1.1% | 2% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 679 | Cornwall VT | 1,290 | $115K | 0.8% | 7.4% | 1% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 873 | West Windsor VT | 1,355 | $109K | 3.7% | 3.4% | 5% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,902 | Smyrna NY | 1,216 | $59K | 14.3% | 4.1% | 2% | D |
| 3,903 | Monroe Township OH | 1,045 | $58K | 15.8% | 6.6% | 2% | D |
| 3,904 | Lunenburg VT | 1,266 | $53K | 10.6% | 9.0% | 1% | D |
| 3,905 | Indian Lake MO | 1,135 | $71K | 27.6% | 16.3% | 1% | D |
| 3,906 | Oakwood IL | 1,274 | $46K | 24.8% | 2.3% | 4% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 4,866 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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 Lunenburg, the top three, the last and three more from Vermont.
Lunenburg and its neighbors: 12% work next door
The biggest share goes to Lancaster (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lunenburg workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lunenburg | – | D | D | 30 min | $53,125 |
| Concord | 4% | C− | C | 27 min | $73,304 |
| Guildhall | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Victory | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Guildhall and Victory: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lunenburg’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 Lunenburg: questions
What is the median household income in Lunenburg?
$53,125 (±$8,642) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $81,203 across Vermont and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lunenburg?
10.6%, against 10.1% across Vermont and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lunenburg?
30 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Vermont and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lunenburg work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. Johnsbury (15%, 15 mi), Littleton (11%, 10 mi), Lyndon (9%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Lunenburg walkable?
Lunenburg is more walkable than 7% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.9 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lunenburg without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lunenburg, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lunenburg
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. 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.