Norton has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 8 jobs in Norton for 46 working residents. Hardly any work in Norton itself; outside it, Colebrook draws the most (26%, 20 miles). Home is the office for 26% of workers, next to 17% for Vermont as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Norton
On a workday 46 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.
About 120 people are in Norton 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.
Out of Norton to work: where people go
Where Norton clocks in
26% of workers
17% of workers
7% 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.
Norton works in goods: 63% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Norton, 2013 → 2023: 12 → 8. 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 Norton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Norton: about 39 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Norton workers work from home, vs 17% across Vermont. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 41 commuters (the 25% 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.
Norton’s commute, mile by mile
About 22% 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 in the towns next to Norton
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Norton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norton | – | — | — | 39 min | $65,625 |
| Holland | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Holland: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Norton’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.
- Two counts of out-of-state work. The Census survey asks workers where they work: 6% of Norton workers work outside Vermont. The job records count 50% at employers in other states. The records use the address the employer reports and skip the self-employed, so the two can differ.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Norton: questions
What is the median household income in Norton?
$65,625 (±$23,493) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $81,203 across Vermont and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Norton?
13.0%, against 10.1% across Vermont and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Norton?
39 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Vermont and 26 nationally. 26% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Norton work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Colebrook (26%, 20 mi), Canaan (17%, 10 mi), Stewartstown (7%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Norton without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Norton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Norton
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.