Photo: Unknown photographer · Public domainPittsfield has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.5 for each
Employers in Pittsfield report 127 jobs for 249 working residents. Only 6% work in Pittsfield itself; outside it, Rutland draws the most (25%, 15 miles). 28% of workers work from home; Vermont has 17%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Pittsfield: the gist
Home offices are common in Pittsfield
28% of Pittsfield workers work from home, against 17% across Vermont. Time on the road ↓
Commutes from Pittsfield 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; with 249 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How long Pittsfield spends getting to work: about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pittsfield workers work from home, vs 17% across Vermont. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 146 commuters (the 28% 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.
Who commutes out of Pittsfield, and who commutes in
On a workday 234 residents head out to work, 15 work right here, and 112 people come in from elsewhere.
About 370 people are in Pittsfield on a workday afternoon, 25% 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.
Where Pittsfield goes to work
Where Pittsfield clocks in
10% of workers
6% 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 Pittsfield: what the 127 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pittsfield, 2013 → 2023: 88 → 127. 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 Pittsfield’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Pittsfield to work
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.
Pittsfield and its neighbors: 16% work next door
The biggest share goes to Killington (10%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pittsfield workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsfield | – | — | — | 19 min | $65,852 |
| Rochester | under 3% | D | A− | 27 min | $72,676 |
| Chittenden | 6% | B | C+ | 28 min | $106,250 |
| Stockbridge | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Killington | 10% | B | A+ | 16 min | $81,250 |
Same-state neighbors only. Stockbridge: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pittsfield’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 Pittsfield: questions
What is the median household income in Pittsfield?
$65,852 (±$11,635) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $81,203 across Vermont and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pittsfield?
8.4%, against 10.1% across Vermont and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pittsfield?
19 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Vermont and 26 nationally. 28% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pittsfield work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rutland (25%, 15 mi), Killington (10%, 10 mi), Chittenden (6%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Pittsfield without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pittsfield, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pittsfield
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.