Photo: Jared C. Benedict. (Uploads) · CC BY-SA 3.0Mount Tabor at work: jobs, income and the commute
10% of workers have no commute at all, next to 17% for Vermont as a whole. Only 3% work in Mount Tabor; the top destination outside it is Rutland (18%, 18 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 46 minutes, where Vermont has 24 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Mount Tabor
On a workday 112 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 64 people come in from elsewhere.
About 160 people are in Mount Tabor on a workday afternoon, 24% fewer than live here.
0.59 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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.
Commuting out of Mount Tabor: the destinations
Where Mount Tabor clocks in
11% of workers
10% 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.
Mount Tabor makes things: 76% of its jobs are in goods
68 jobs are based in Mount Tabor.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mount Tabor, 2013 → 2023: 76 → 68. 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 Mount Tabor’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Mount Tabor: about 46 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 14.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mount Tabor workers work from home, vs 17% across Vermont. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 121 commuters (the 10% 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.
Miles to work from Mount Tabor
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.
Next door is work for 20% of Mount Tabor
The biggest share goes to Danby (11%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mount Tabor workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Tabor | – | — | — | 46 min | — |
| Weston | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Dorset | 9% | C+ | A | 22 min | $111,250 |
| Peru | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Danby | 11% | C | D | 30 min | $77,321 |
| Mount Holly | under 3% | C | C− | 27 min | $78,015 |
Same-state neighbors only. Weston and Peru: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mount Tabor’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 Mount Tabor: questions
What is the poverty rate in Mount Tabor?
11.0%, against 10.1% across Vermont and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mount Tabor?
46 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Vermont and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mount Tabor work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rutland (18%, 18 mi), Danby (11%, 9 mi), Manchester (10%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Mount Tabor without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mount Tabor, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mount Tabor
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.