Photo: User:Dismas · Public domainMost of Monkton commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Monkton report 175 jobs, and 913 of its residents work somewhere. For jobs and income Monkton is better than 68% of U.S. towns (B+); for walkability it is more walkable than 15% of U.S. towns (D). Household incomes here are higher than in 88% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Monkton
Monkton is a place people come home to
There are 175 jobs based in Monkton, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Monkton has about 1,500 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Home offices are common in Monkton
27% of Monkton workers work from home, against 17% across Vermont. Time on the road ↓
Monkton workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 24 across Vermont. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. 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 913 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Inside Monkton’s Jobs & income grade
Household income holds Monkton’s grade up ($119,688, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 29% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Monkton could be anywhere from C+ to A.
Who works in Monkton, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 891 residents head out to work, 22 work right here, and 153 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,500 people are in Monkton on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
From Monkton, about 29 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Monkton workers work from home, vs 17% across Vermont. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 844 commuters (the 27% 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.
14% of working residents work in Burlington
Where Monkton clocks in
14% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 46% of the jobs in Monkton
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Monkton, 2013 → 2023: 177 → 175. 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 Monkton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Monkton
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 Monkton: mostly by car
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,152 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). 0.0% of Monkton households have no vehicle (Vermont 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Monkton’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Monkton ranks: 1,342nd of 5,641 U.S. towns of 1,500 to 3,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 778 | South Hero VT | 1,726 | $127K | 3.5% | 5.9% | 7% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 821 | East Montpelier VT | 2,594 | $93K | 2.1% | 2.6% | 16% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 850 | Dummerston VT | 1,859 | $102K | 4.5% | 1.6% | 5% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,340 | Grandview TX | 2,090 | $77K | 7.1% | 0.5% | 4% | B+ |
| 1,341 | Shiawassee Township MI | 2,726 | $78K | 10.1% | 1.6% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,342 | Monkton VT | 2,207 | $120K | 4.2% | 4.5% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,343 | McMillan WI | 2,085 | $113K | 3.6% | 4.7% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,344 | Prudhoe Bay AK | 1,664 | — | 6.3% | 1.2% | — | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,641 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Monkton, the top three, the last and three more from Vermont.
Monkton and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Bristol (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Monkton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monkton | – | B+ | D | 29 min | $119,688 |
| Charlotte | under 3% | A | B | 25 min | $144,375 |
| Hinesburg | 3% | A− | B+ | 20 min | $112,539 |
| Ferrisburgh | under 3% | B | B | 28 min | $106,989 |
| Starksboro | under 3% | B | D | 29 min | $82,188 |
| New Haven | under 3% | B | B | 22 min | $92,321 |
| Bristol | 6% | B− | A− | 25 min | $74,620 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Monkton’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 Monkton: questions
What is the median household income in Monkton?
$119,688 (±$27,982) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $81,203 across Vermont and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Monkton?
4.2%, against 10.1% across Vermont and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Monkton?
29 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Vermont and 26 nationally. 27% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Monkton work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Burlington (14%, 19 mi), South Burlington (9%, 15 mi), Williston (9%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Monkton walkable?
Monkton is more walkable than 15% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.2 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Monkton without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Monkton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Monkton
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.