For about half of its working residents, North Pownal is a commute to Bennington
North Pownal has 6 jobs; 111 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in North Pownal itself; outside it, Bennington draws the most (46%, 6 miles). The average commute takes 28 minutes each way; Vermont averages 24, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in North Pownal, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 111 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.
About 200 people are in North Pownal on a workday afternoon, 34% fewer than live here.
0.05 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 2024, primary jobs.
Out of North Pownal to work: where people go
Where North Pownal clocks in
46% of workers
12% of workers
5% 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.
Goods jobs make up 100% of work in North Pownal
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in North Pownal, 2014 → 2024: 3 → 6. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs North Pownal’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from North Pownal: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of North Pownal workers work from home, vs 17% across Vermont. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 91 commuters (the 14% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from North Pownal
About 15% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2024, 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 North Pownal: questions
What is the median household income in North Pownal?
$83,917 (±$30,681) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $81,203 across Vermont and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in North Pownal?
0.0%, against 10.1% across Vermont and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from North Pownal?
28 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Vermont and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in North Pownal work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around North Pownal without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from North Pownal, from the people who make the trip.
More of North Pownal
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.