Roxbury Fish Hatchery (Additional Documentation) · Photo: JMRDC · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of Roxbury commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Only 1% work in Roxbury; the top destination outside it is Northfield (24%, 6 miles). There are 38 jobs in Roxbury, against 193 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 5% of workers, against 17% across Vermont.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Roxbury by day
On a workday 191 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 36 people come in from elsewhere.
About 520 people are in Roxbury on a workday afternoon, 23% 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.
The towns that employ Roxbury’s residents
Where Roxbury clocks in
24% of workers
9% of workers
8% 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.
The kinds of work in Roxbury
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Roxbury, 2013 → 2023: 52 → 38. 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 Roxbury’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 26 minutes from Roxbury
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Roxbury workers work from home, vs 17% across Vermont. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 327 commuters (the 5% 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.
How far Roxbury’s workers travel
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.
Roxbury and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Warren (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Roxbury workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roxbury | – | — | — | 26 min | $73,214 |
| Warren | 3% | C | B | 19 min | $86,905 |
| Braintree | under 3% | C | C | 26 min | $79,803 |
| Brookfield | under 3% | B | D | 37 min | $98,500 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Roxbury’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 Roxbury: questions
What is the median household income in Roxbury?
$73,214 (±$22,349) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $81,203 across Vermont and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Roxbury?
27.2%, against 10.1% across Vermont and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Roxbury?
26 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Vermont and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Roxbury work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Northfield (24%, 6 mi), Montpelier (9%, 16 mi), Randolph (8%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Roxbury without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Roxbury, from the people who make the trip.
More of Roxbury
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.