Photo: Linkracer at English Wikipedia · Public domainRupert has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
Employers in Rupert report 80 jobs; 256 of its residents have a job. Only 3% work in Rupert; the top destination outside it is Manchester (27%, 9 miles). The average commute takes 27 minutes each way; Vermont averages 24, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Rupert, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 249 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 73 people come in from elsewhere.
About 510 people are in Rupert on a workday afternoon, 26% 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 people from Rupert work
Where Rupert clocks in
27% of workers
18% 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.
46% of the jobs in Rupert make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rupert, 2013 → 2023: 57 → 80. 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 Rupert’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Rupert: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rupert workers work from home, vs 17% across Vermont. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 263 commuters (the 19% 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 Rupert goes to work
About 17% 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.
Work next door: 18% of Rupert’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rupert workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rupert | – | — | — | 27 min | $88,229 |
| Pawlet | under 2% | C− | B− | 33 min | $62,273 |
| Sandgate | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Dorset | 18% | C+ | A | 22 min | $111,250 |
Same-state neighbors only. Sandgate: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Dorset. Darker towns draw more of Rupert’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 Rupert: questions
What is the median household income in Rupert?
$88,229 (±$35,873) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $81,203 across Vermont and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rupert?
6.0%, against 10.1% across Vermont and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rupert?
27 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Vermont and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rupert work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Manchester (27%, 9 mi), Dorset (18%, 9 mi), Rutland (5%, 27 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Rupert without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Rupert, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rupert
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.