Photo: Harrison Keely · CC BY 4.0Fewer people are out of work in Randolph (2.3%) than in 80% of U.S. towns
About one in three stay in Randolph for work; outside it, Royalton is the main destination (6%, 8 miles). Randolph grades B for jobs and income and A for walkability. Commuters spend 21 minutes getting to work on average, against 24 across Vermont and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Randolph
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Randolph is better than 56% of U.S. towns, #30 of 71 in Vermont. Unemployment holds Randolph’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 19% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Randolph could be anywhere from C to A−.
The daily commute in and out of Randolph
On a workday 1,191 residents head out to work, 681 work right here, and 1,714 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,500 people are in Randolph on a workday afternoon, 11% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.28 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The places Randolph commutes to
Where Randolph clocks in
6% of workers
4% of workers
4% 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.
What the 2,395 jobs in Randolph are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Randolph, 2013 → 2023: 2,130 → 2,395. 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 Randolph’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 21 minutes in Randolph
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Randolph workers work from home, vs 17% across Vermont. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,096 commuters (the 13% 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.
Miles to work from Randolph
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.
In Randolph, walking beats the bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Randolph is more walkable than 92% of U.S. towns, #11 of 71 in Vermont. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 13.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 7.2% across Vermont, on an EPA index of 9.1.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,407 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 40% 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 2.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 70% 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). 5.7% of Randolph households have no vehicle (Vermont 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Randolph’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 3,692 U.S. towns of 3,500 to 6,700, Randolph comes 1,764th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 338 | Jericho VT | 5,056 | $117K | 0.9% | 1.2% | 9% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 409 | Richmond VT | 4,103 | $108K | 4.2% | 1.0% | 9% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 467 | Charlotte VT | 3,846 | $144K | 3.7% | 1.1% | 10% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,762 | Chatsworth GA | 5,029 | $69K | 15.7% | 1.0% | 11% | B |
| 1,763 | Upper Pittsgrove Township NJ | 3,545 | $86K | 8.0% | 8.0% | 9% | B |
| 1,764 | Randolph VT | 4,958 | $77K | 7.7% | 2.3% | 36% | B |
| 1,765 | Mary Esther FL | 4,093 | $77K | 6.3% | 5.6% | 2% | B |
| 1,766 | West Brookfield MA | 3,947 | $96K | 8.5% | 5.8% | 10% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 3,692 | 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 Randolph, the top three, the last and three more from Vermont.
Next door to Randolph
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Randolph workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randolph | – | B | A | 21 min | $76,758 |
| Tunbridge | under 2% | C | C− | 31 min | $89,464 |
| Brookfield | under 2% | B | D | 37 min | $98,500 |
| Braintree | under 2% | C | C | 26 min | $79,803 |
| Bethel | 3% | B− | C+ | 28 min | $75,822 |
| Royalton | 6% | B | A− | 20 min | $103,938 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Royalton. Darker towns draw more of Randolph’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 Randolph: questions
What is the median household income in Randolph?
$76,758 (±$5,867) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $81,203 across Vermont and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Randolph?
7.7%, against 10.1% across Vermont and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Randolph?
21 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Vermont and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Randolph work?
36% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Royalton (6%, 8 mi), Lebanon (4%, 27 mi), Hartford (4%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Randolph walkable?
Randolph is more walkable than 92% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 9.1 out of 20, and 14% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Randolph without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Randolph, from the people who make the trip.
More of Randolph
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.