Photo: The original uploader was Redjar at English Wikipedia. · CC BY-SA 3.0Manchester has 3.4 jobs for every working resident: 907 people commute in to work
There are 948 jobs in Manchester; 280 of its residents have a job. About one in seven work in Manchester; the top destination outside it is Manchester (42%, 1 miles). 52% of workers work from home, next to 17% for Vermont as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Manchester
Manchester has far more jobs than workers
Manchester has 948 jobs, 3.4 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 1,400 people are in town, 88% more than the 760 who live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Manchester works from home
52% of Manchester workers work from home, against 17% across Vermont. Time on the road ↓
Manchester and Manchester trade workers both ways
Manchester is the top workplace for Manchester residents (42%) and also where the most people who work in Manchester come from (24% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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 280 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
In and out of Manchester on a workday
On a workday 239 residents head out to work and 41 work right here.
About 1,400 people are in Manchester on a workday afternoon, 88% more 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 20 minutes each way for Manchester’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Manchester workers work from home, vs 17% across Vermont. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 112 commuters (the 52% 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.
Who travels to work in Manchester, and from where
Where Manchester clocks in
42% of workers
7% of workers
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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Manchester, 2013 → 2023: 567 → 948. 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 Manchester’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Manchester works
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.
Around Manchester: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Manchester workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester | – | — | — | 20 min | $74,659 |
| Manchester Center | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Manchester Center: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Manchester’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 Manchester: questions
What is the median household income in Manchester?
$74,659 (±$35,848) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $81,203 across Vermont and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Manchester?
12.3%, against 10.1% across Vermont and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Manchester?
20 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Vermont and 26 nationally. 52% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Manchester work?
15% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Manchester (42%, 1 mi), Bennington (7%, 20 mi), Arlington (7%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Manchester without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 14% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Manchester, from the people who make the trip.
More of Manchester
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.