Photo: Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 3.0With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Saxtons River works elsewhere
For 56% of workers, the job is at home (Vermont 17%). There are 106 jobs in Saxtons River for 208 working residents. Only 3% stay in Saxtons River for work; outside it, Rockingham is the main destination (17%, 2 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Saxtons River apart on work
A lot of Saxtons River works from home
56% of Saxtons River workers work from home, against 17% across Vermont. Time on the road ↓
Saxtons River and Rockingham trade workers both ways
Rockingham is the top workplace for Saxtons River residents (17%) and also where the most people who work in Saxtons River come from (37% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Commutes from Saxtons River are quick
The average trip to work takes 15 minutes, against 24 across Vermont. That’s about 69 hours a year less on the road than the typical Vermont worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 208 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Saxtons River’s commute takes about 15 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Saxtons River workers work from home, vs 17% across Vermont. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 139 commuters (the 56% 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.
Commuting out of Saxtons River: the destinations
Where Saxtons River clocks in
6% of workers
6% 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 workday shuffle in and out of Saxtons River
On a workday 202 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 100 people come in from elsewhere.
About 360 people are in Saxtons River on a workday afternoon, 22% 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.
Most jobs in Saxtons River are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Saxtons River, 2013 → 2023: 174 → 106. 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 Saxtons River’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Saxtons River’s commute, mile by mile
About 23% 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.
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.
- Two counts of out-of-state work. The Census survey asks workers where they work: 1% of Saxtons River workers work outside Vermont. The job records count 14% at employers in other states. The records use the address the employer reports and skip the self-employed, so the two can differ.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Saxtons River: questions
What is the median household income in Saxtons River?
$106,250 (±$84,656) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $81,203 across Vermont and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Saxtons River?
2.6%, against 10.1% across Vermont and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Saxtons River?
15 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Vermont and 26 nationally. 56% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Saxtons River work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rockingham (17%, 2 mi), Brattleboro (6%, 20 mi), Springfield (6%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Saxtons River 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 Saxtons River, from the people who make the trip.
More of Saxtons River
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.