Middlesex-Winooski River Bridge · Photo: Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 3.0With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Moretown works elsewhere
There are 472 jobs in Moretown; 898 of its residents have a job. For jobs and income Moretown is better than 66% of U.S. towns (B+); for walkability it is more walkable than 33% of U.S. towns (C). Measured by household income, Moretown is ahead of 80% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Moretown
Fewer jobs are based in Moretown than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Moretown fell from 1,284 in 2013 to 472 in 2023, −63%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Most jobs in Moretown pay over $40,000 a year
75% of the jobs based in Moretown pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. 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 898 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Moretown’s Jobs & income grade comes from
The poverty rate holds Moretown’s grade up (3.1%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 9% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
Unemployment (1.8%) is left out: Moretown’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, Moretown could be anywhere from B to B+.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Moretown
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Moretown, 2013 → 2023: 1,284 → 472. 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 Moretown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
In and out of Moretown on a workday
On a workday 858 residents head out to work, 40 work right here, and 432 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,300 people are in Moretown on a workday afternoon, 24% 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.
10% of working residents work in Waterbury
Where Moretown clocks in
10% of workers
9% 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.
About 25 minutes each way for Moretown’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Moretown workers work from home, vs 17% across Vermont. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 696 commuters (the 21% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Moretown
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 Moretown: mostly by car
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 886 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 0.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 48% 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). 2.9% of Moretown households have no vehicle (Vermont 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Moretown’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Moretown is 1,426th among 6,085 U.S. towns of 1,200 to 2,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Hewlett Harbor NY | 1,332 | $250K | 1.9% | 7.2% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 718 | South Hero VT | 1,726 | $127K | 3.5% | 5.9% | 7% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 789 | Dummerston VT | 1,859 | $102K | 4.5% | 1.6% | 5% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 810 | Bolton VT | 1,277 | $111K | 2.9% | 1.1% | 2% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,424 | Webb NY | 1,813 | $108K | 1.4% | 8.7% | 39% | B+ |
| 1,425 | Hemlock Township PA | 2,326 | $89K | 14.0% | 1.8% | 5% | B+ |
| 1,426 | Moretown VT | 1,757 | $104K | 3.1% | 1.8% | 4% | B+ |
| 1,427 | Arial SC | 1,919 | $54K | 7.9% | 0.0% | <1% | B+ |
| 1,428 | Philo IL | 1,352 | $106K | 10.3% | 0.9% | 2% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 6,085 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 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 Moretown, the top three, the last and three more from Vermont.
Work next door: 20% of Moretown’s workers
The biggest share goes to Waterbury (10%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Moretown workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moretown | – | B+ | C | 25 min | $104,423 |
| Middlesex | under 4% | A− | B− | 27 min | $109,632 |
| Waterbury | 10% | B | B+ | 30 min | $103,917 |
| Duxbury | under 4% | B+ | C+ | 23 min | $105,208 |
| Berlin | 6% | B | C+ | 21 min | $86,691 |
| Waitsfield | 4% | B− | A− | 25 min | $84,375 |
| Northfield | under 4% | C+ | A | 27 min | $71,768 |
| Fayston | under 4% | B | A− | 29 min | $110,250 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Moretown’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 Moretown: questions
What is the median household income in Moretown?
$104,423 (±$6,875) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $81,203 across Vermont and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Moretown?
3.1%, against 10.1% across Vermont and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Moretown?
25 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Vermont and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Moretown work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Waterbury (10%, 9 mi), Burlington (9%, 31 mi), Montpelier (9%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Moretown walkable?
Moretown is more walkable than 33% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 5.8 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Moretown 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 Moretown, from the people who make the trip.
More of Moretown
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.