Photo: GoleudyVT · CC BY-SA 4.0With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Sudbury works elsewhere
Employers in Sudbury report 18 jobs; 252 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Sudbury for work; outside it, Rutland is the main destination (12%, 16 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 50 minutes, next to 24 for Vermont and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Sudbury
Sudbury workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 50 minutes each way, against 24 across Vermont. Over a year that’s about 383 hours of commuting, 199 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (22 to 33 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Sudbury is a place people come home to
There are 18 jobs based in Sudbury, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Sudbury has about 310 people in it, 43% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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 252 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Commuting from Sudbury: about 50 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 16 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sudbury workers work from home, vs 17% across Vermont. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 308 commuters (the 13% 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.
Who leaves Sudbury for work, and who comes in
On a workday 250 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 16 people come in from elsewhere.
About 310 people are in Sudbury on a workday afternoon, 43% 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.
Commuting out of Sudbury: the destinations
Where Sudbury clocks in
8% 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 39% of work in Sudbury
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sudbury, 2013 → 2023: 13 → 18. 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 Sudbury’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Sudbury goes 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.
Sudbury and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Brandon (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sudbury workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sudbury | – | — | — | 50 min | $100,208 |
| Brandon | 3% | C+ | B | 24 min | $64,180 |
| Hubbardton | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Orwell | under 2% | C− | B− | 27 min | $70,417 |
| Whiting | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hubbardton and Whiting: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sudbury’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 Sudbury: questions
What is the median household income in Sudbury?
$100,208 (±$32,989) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $81,203 across Vermont and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sudbury?
3.5%, against 10.1% across Vermont and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sudbury?
50 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Vermont and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sudbury work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rutland (12%, 16 mi), Rutland (8%, 15 mi), Middlebury (8%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Sudbury 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 Sudbury, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sudbury
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.