Photo: Ascended Dreamer · CC BY-SA 4.0With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Sheffield works elsewhere
46 jobs are based in Sheffield, against 301 working residents. Hardly any stay in Sheffield for work; outside it, St. Johnsbury is the main destination (17%, 14 miles). Home is the office for 6% of workers (Vermont 17%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Sheffield: the gist
Sheffield is a place people come home to
There are 46 jobs based in Sheffield, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Sheffield has about 430 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Sheffield workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 24 across Vermont. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical 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 301 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How a workday changes Sheffield
On a workday 300 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 45 people come in from elsewhere.
About 430 people are in Sheffield on a workday afternoon, 38% 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.
Time on the road from Sheffield: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sheffield workers work from home, vs 17% across Vermont. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 294 commuters (the 6% 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 Sheffield: the destinations
Where Sheffield clocks in
17% of workers
11% of workers
5% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Sheffield
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sheffield, 2013 → 2023: 43 → 46. 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 Sheffield’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Sheffield commutes less than 18 miles
About 22% 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.
Sheffield and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Barton (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sheffield workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield | – | — | — | 30 min | $58,333 |
| Wheelock | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Glover | under 3% | C | B+ | 40 min | $73,839 |
| Barton | 3% | C | A− | 35 min | $66,250 |
| Sutton | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Wheelock and Sutton: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sheffield’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 Sheffield: questions
What is the median household income in Sheffield?
$58,333 (±$26,066) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $81,203 across Vermont and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sheffield?
6.6%, against 10.1% across Vermont and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sheffield?
30 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Vermont and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sheffield work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. Johnsbury (17%, 14 mi), Lyndon (11%, 8 mi), Hardwick (5%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Sheffield without a car?
2% 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 Sheffield, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sheffield
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.