Photo: Ascended Dreamer · CC BY-SA 4.0Work, pay and getting to work in Proctorsville
Only 7% work in Proctorsville; the top destination outside it is Springfield (18%, 10 miles). The trip to work takes 14 minutes on average (Vermont 24, U.S. 26). There are 129 jobs in Proctorsville; 211 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Proctorsville: the figures worth knowing
Proctorsville’s commute takes about 14 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Proctorsville workers work from home, vs 17% across Vermont. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 209 commuters (the 11% 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 Proctorsville, and who commutes in
On a workday 197 residents head out to work, 14 work right here, and 115 people come in from elsewhere.
About 350 people are in Proctorsville on a workday afternoon, 19% fewer than live here.
0.61 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.
Out of Proctorsville to work: where people go
Where Proctorsville clocks in
18% of workers
14% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 31% of the jobs in Proctorsville
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Proctorsville, 2013 → 2023: 110 → 129. 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 Proctorsville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Proctorsville, by distance
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.
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 Proctorsville: questions
What is the median household income in Proctorsville?
$93,125 (±$45,897) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $81,203 across Vermont and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Proctorsville?
7.8%, against 10.1% across Vermont and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Proctorsville?
14 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Vermont and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Proctorsville work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Springfield (18%, 10 mi), Ludlow (15%, 3 mi), Cavendish (14%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Proctorsville 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 Proctorsville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Proctorsville
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.