Photo: Ascended Dreamer · CC BY-SA 4.0Fewer people are out of work in Morristown (1.4%) than in 91% of U.S. towns
The average commute takes 21 minutes each way, next to 24 for Vermont and 26 for the U.S. Morristown grades B− for jobs and income and A− for walkability. About one in three stay in Morristown for work; outside it, Stowe is the main destination (23%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Morristown, in brief
Morristown is where the jobs are
Morristown has 4,290 jobs, 1.7 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
A lot of Morristown works one town over
28% of working residents work in a town that borders Morristown: Stowe (23%), Hyde Park (4%) and Johnson (1%). Next door ↓
Most Morristown residents work close to home
61% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. Only 8% work more than 50 miles away. How far ↓
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.
Income, poverty and work: Morristown’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Morristown is better than 50% of U.S. towns, #35 of 71 in Vermont. Unemployment holds Morristown’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Morristown could be anywhere from C+ to B.
The daily flow of workers through Morristown
On a workday 1,663 residents head out to work, 864 work right here, and 3,426 people come in from elsewhere.
About 7,900 people are in Morristown on a workday afternoon, 29% more than live here.
1.7 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
How far Morristown’s workers travel
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.
The daily trip into Morristown
Where Morristown clocks in
23% of workers
4% 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.
Jobs in Morristown: what the 4,290 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Morristown, 2013 → 2023: 3,395 → 4,290. 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 Morristown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 21 minutes from Morristown
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Morristown workers work from home, vs 17% across Vermont. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,076 commuters (the 11% 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.
Morristown is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Morristown is more walkable than 80% of U.S. towns, #31 of 71 in Vermont. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 3.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 7.2% across Vermont.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,456 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 62% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 20% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 60% 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). 3.2% of Morristown households have no vehicle (Vermont 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Morristown’s commuters take a bus or train.
Morristown next to U.S. towns of 4,300 to 8,300: 1,877th of 3,370 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 341 | Jericho VT | 5,056 | $117K | 0.9% | 1.2% | 9% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 728 | Fairfax VT | 5,455 | $129K | 5.1% | 2.1% | 9% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 739 | Hinesburg VT | 4,675 | $113K | 8.5% | 0.6% | 11% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,875 | Horseheads NY | 6,275 | $61K | 11.8% | 2.6% | 14% | B− |
| 1,876 | Peters Township PA | 4,473 | $77K | 12.4% | 1.5% | 9% | B− |
| 1,877 | Morristown VT | 6,129 | $66K | 9.8% | 1.4% | 34% | B− |
| 1,878 | Newport NH | 6,417 | $80K | 11.8% | 2.2% | 28% | B− |
| 1,879 | Franklin Township PA | 4,421 | $89K | 7.1% | 11.1% | 8% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,370 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Morristown, the top three, the last and three more from Vermont.
Work next door: 28% of Morristown’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Morristown workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morristown | – | B− | A− | 21 min | $66,273 |
| Hyde Park | 4% | B+ | C | 26 min | $84,375 |
| Stowe | 23% | B− | B+ | 19 min | $93,618 |
| Johnson | 1% | D | A | 33 min | $55,346 |
| Elmore | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Hyde Park | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Cambridge | under 2% | B | A− | 32 min | $72,344 |
Same-state neighbors only. Elmore: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Hyde Park: the same community as the town of that name, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Stowe. Darker towns draw more of Morristown’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 Morristown: questions
What is the median household income in Morristown?
$66,273 (±$4,629) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $81,203 across Vermont and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Morristown?
9.8%, against 10.1% across Vermont and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Morristown?
21 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Vermont and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Morristown work?
34% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Stowe (23%, 5 mi), Hyde Park (4%, 6 mi), Burlington (4%, 30 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Morristown walkable?
Morristown is more walkable than 80% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 10.5 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Morristown without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 20% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Morristown, from the people who make the trip.
More of Morristown
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.