Photo: Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 3.0Stockbridge has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 117 jobs in Stockbridge for 246 working residents. Only 2% stay in Stockbridge for work; outside it, Lebanon is the main destination (15%, 26 miles). For 29% of workers, the job is at home; Vermont has 17%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Stockbridge apart on work
Stockbridge’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Stockbridge is Lebanon, NH, 27 miles away as the crow flies. 15% of working residents (36) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
A lot of Stockbridge works from home
29% of Stockbridge workers work from home, against 17% across Vermont. 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 246 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The distance from Stockbridge to work
About 15% 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.
The trip to work from Stockbridge: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Stockbridge workers work from home, vs 17% across Vermont. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 317 commuters (the 29% 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.
Stockbridge on a workday afternoon
On a workday 240 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 111 people come in from elsewhere.
About 590 people are in Stockbridge on a workday afternoon, 18% 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.
Out of Stockbridge to work: where people go
Where Stockbridge clocks in
15% of workers
9% of workers
9% 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 Stockbridge
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Stockbridge, 2013 → 2023: 143 → 117. 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 Stockbridge’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Around Stockbridge: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Stockbridge workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockbridge | – | — | — | 27 min | $77,109 |
| Pittsfield | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Barnard | under 3% | B | B | 29 min | $97,581 |
| Bridgewater | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Rochester | under 3% | D | A− | 27 min | $72,676 |
Same-state neighbors only. Pittsfield and Bridgewater: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Stockbridge’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.
- Two counts of out-of-state work. The Census survey asks workers where they work: 8% of Stockbridge workers work outside Vermont. The job records count 22% 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 Stockbridge: questions
What is the median household income in Stockbridge?
$77,109 (±$11,753) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $81,203 across Vermont and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Stockbridge?
3.9%, against 10.1% across Vermont and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Stockbridge?
27 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Vermont and 26 nationally. 29% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Stockbridge work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lebanon (15%, 26 mi), Hartford (9%, 20 mi), Woodstock (9%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Stockbridge 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 Stockbridge, from the people who make the trip.
More of Stockbridge
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.