Photo: Jessamyn · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Stannard commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Only 1% work in Stannard; the top destination outside it is Lyndon (19%, 8 miles). There are 14 jobs in Stannard, against 74 working residents. Home is the office for 9% of workers; Vermont has 17%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Stannard quiets down on a workday
On a workday 73 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.
About 160 people are in Stannard on a workday afternoon, 27% 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 Stannard’s residents
Where Stannard clocks in
19% of workers
9% of workers
7% 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.
Goods jobs make up 57% of work in Stannard
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Stannard, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 14. 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 Stannard’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 27 minutes in Stannard
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Stannard workers work from home, vs 17% across Vermont. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 106 commuters (the 9% 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 it is to work from Stannard
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 in the towns next to Stannard
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Stannard workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stannard | – | — | — | 27 min | $66,979 |
| Walden | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Wheelock | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Greensboro Bend | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Greensboro | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Hardwick | under 3% | B | A− | 29 min | $92,297 |
Same-state neighbors only. Walden: not graded. Wheelock and Greensboro: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Greensboro Bend: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Stannard’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 Stannard: questions
What is the median household income in Stannard?
$66,979 (±$30,024) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $81,203 across Vermont and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Stannard?
3.9%, against 10.1% across Vermont and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Stannard?
27 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Vermont and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Stannard work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lyndon (19%, 8 mi), St. Johnsbury (9%, 10 mi), Barton (7%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Stannard without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Stannard, from the people who make the trip.
More of Stannard
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.