Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Readsboro has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Home is the office for 8% of workers (Vermont 17%). Employers in Readsboro report 51 jobs; 198 of its residents have a job. Only 4% stay in Readsboro for work; outside it, Bennington is the main destination (19%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Readsboro: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 191 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 44 people come in from elsewhere.
About 540 people are in Readsboro on a workday afternoon, 21% 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 the trip to work from Readsboro ends
Where Readsboro clocks in
19% of workers
11% of workers
9% 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 Readsboro’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Readsboro, 2013 → 2023: 82 → 51. 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 Readsboro’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Readsboro’s commute takes about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Readsboro workers work from home, vs 17% across Vermont. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 458 commuters (the 8% 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.
Half of Readsboro commutes less than 15 miles
About 21% 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.
Bordering towns draw 14% of Readsboro’s workers
The biggest share goes to Wilmington (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Readsboro workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readsboro | – | — | — | 32 min | $55,268 |
| Whitingham | under 2% | C− | C+ | 38 min | $70,625 |
| Stamford | 5% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Wilmington | 9% | C+ | A | 21 min | $70,000 |
| Searsburg | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Stamford and Searsburg: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Readsboro’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 Readsboro: questions
What is the median household income in Readsboro?
$55,268 (±$12,352) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $81,203 across Vermont and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Readsboro?
7.3%, against 10.1% across Vermont and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Readsboro?
32 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Vermont and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Readsboro work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bennington (19%, 14 mi), Williamstown (11%, 14 mi), Wilmington (9%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Readsboro without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Readsboro, from the people who make the trip.
More of Readsboro
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.