Photo: Ascended Dreamer · CC BY 4.0With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Morgan works elsewhere
67 jobs are based in Morgan; 231 of its residents have a job. Only 2% work in Morgan; the top destination outside it is Newport (26%, 14 miles). The average commute takes 27 minutes each way; Vermont averages 24, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Morgan, in a few figures
How many people are in Morgan by day
On a workday 226 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 62 people come in from elsewhere.
About 450 people are in Morgan on a workday afternoon, 27% 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.
The places Morgan commutes to
Where Morgan clocks in
16% of workers
6% 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 kinds of work in Morgan
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Morgan, 2013 → 2023: 32 → 67. 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 Morgan’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Morgan: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Morgan workers work from home, vs 17% across Vermont. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 309 commuters (the 22% 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.
The distance from Morgan to work
About 25% 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.
Work next door: 12% of Morgan’s workers
The biggest share goes to Holland (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Morgan workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan | – | — | — | 27 min | $91,250 |
| Charleston | 4% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Brighton | 2% | D− | A | 33 min | $47,375 |
| Holland | 6% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Charleston and Holland: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Morgan’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 Morgan: questions
What is the median household income in Morgan?
$91,250 (±$24,867) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $81,203 across Vermont and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Morgan?
10.0%, against 10.1% across Vermont and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Morgan?
27 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Vermont and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Morgan work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Newport (26%, 14 mi), Derby (16%, 10 mi), Holland (6%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Morgan without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Morgan, from the people who make the trip.
More of Morgan
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.