Photo: Ascended Dreamer · CC BY 4.0Norwich’s household incomes are higher than in 93% of U.S. towns
Below the poverty line: 2.8% of residents (Vermont 10.1%). For jobs and income Norwich is better than 84% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 81% of U.S. towns (A−). About one in seven work in Norwich itself; outside it, Hanover draws the most (24%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Norwich stands out on work
Much of Norwich works one town over
58% of working residents work in a town that borders Norwich: Hanover (24%), Lebanon (20%) and Hartford (13%). Next door ↓
A lot of Norwich workers cross into New Hampshire
35% of Norwich workers work outside Vermont, most of them in New Hampshire, the Census survey finds. The commute map ↓
Most Norwich residents work close to home
65% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. How far ↓
Commutes from Norwich are quick
The average trip to work takes 19 minutes, against 24 across Vermont. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Vermont worker. Time on the road ↓
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.
The figures behind Norwich’s Jobs & income grade
Household income holds Norwich’s grade up ($140,313, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 35% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Norwich could be anywhere from B to A.
Out of Norwich to work: where people go
Where Norwich clocks in
24% of workers
20% of workers
13% 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.
Where in the region Norwich works
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.
About 19 minutes each way for Norwich’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Norwich workers work from home, vs 17% across Vermont. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,503 commuters (the 21% 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 workday shuffle in and out of Norwich
On a workday 1,296 residents head out to work, 177 work right here, and 659 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,900 people are in Norwich on a workday afternoon, 18% fewer than live here.
0.57 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.
What Norwich’s employers do
836 jobs are based in Norwich.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Norwich, 2013 → 2023: 858 → 836. 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 Norwich’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Norwich is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 10.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 7.2% across Vermont, on an EPA index of 7.3.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,903 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 3.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 77% 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). 0.7% of Norwich households have no vehicle (Vermont 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Norwich’s commuters take a bus or train.
648th of 4,355: where Norwich ranks among U.S. towns of 2,500 to 4,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 405 | Richmond VT | 4,103 | $108K | 4.2% | 1.0% | 9% | A |
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| 477 | Charlotte VT | 3,846 | $144K | 3.7% | 1.1% | 10% | A |
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| 646 | Madison Township IN | 2,888 | $86K | 2.4% | 0.0% | 2% | A− |
| 647 | Franklin Township KS | 3,179 | $96K | 8.5% | 1.0% | 8% | A− |
| 648 | Norwich VT | 3,577 | $140K | 2.8% | 3.0% | 12% | A− |
| 649 | Castle Pines Village CO | 4,436 | $250K | 4.1% | 6.4% | 4% | A− |
| 650 | Elm Springs AR | 2,852 | $132K | 11.3% | 1.8% | 1% | A− |
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| 775 | Hinesburg VT | 4,675 | $113K | 8.5% | 0.6% | 11% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,355 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Norwich, the top three, the last and three more from Vermont.
58% of Norwich works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
The biggest share goes to Hanover. Darker towns draw more of Norwich’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 Norwich: questions
What is the median household income in Norwich?
$140,313 (±$12,023) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $81,203 across Vermont and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Norwich?
2.8%, against 10.1% across Vermont and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Norwich?
19 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Vermont and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Norwich work?
12% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hanover (24%, 8 mi), Lebanon (20%, 10 mi), Hartford (13%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Norwich walkable?
Norwich is more walkable than 81% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 7.3 out of 20, and 11% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Norwich without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Norwich, from the people who make the trip.
More of Norwich
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.