Photo: John Mackenzie Burke · CC BY-SA 4.0Underhill has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Underhill has 334 jobs for 1,425 working residents. Jobs and income earn Underhill B+; getting around on foot earns it D. Only 3% stay in Underhill for work; outside it, Burlington is the main destination (18%, 18 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Underhill
Underhill workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 24 across Vermont. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Underhill is a place people come home to
There are 334 jobs based in Underhill, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Underhill has about 2,000 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Underhill makes and builds things
37% of the jobs based in Underhill are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Underhill residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 15%. The jobs ↓
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.
How Underhill earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Underhill is better than 67% of U.S. towns, #21 of 71 in Vermont. Unemployment holds Underhill’s grade up (2.2%, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 20% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Underhill could be anywhere from C− to A.
The trip to work from Underhill: about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Underhill workers work from home, vs 17% across Vermont. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,334 commuters (the 19% 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 works in Underhill, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 1,385 residents head out to work, 40 work right here, and 294 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,000 people are in Underhill on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
Underhill makes things: 37% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Underhill, 2013 → 2023: 208 → 334. 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 Underhill’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Out of Underhill to work: where people go
Where Underhill clocks in
18% of workers
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.
How far Underhill’s workers travel
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.
Underhill is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Underhill is more walkable than 7% of U.S. towns, #71 of 71 in Vermont. Both inputs place Underhill near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,655 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 53% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.0% of Underhill households have no vehicle (Vermont 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Underhill’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Underhill is 1,422nd of 4,771 U.S. towns of 2,100 to 4,100
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 457 | Charlotte VT | 3,846 | $144K | 3.7% | 1.1% | 10% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 642 | Norwich VT | 3,577 | $140K | 2.8% | 3.0% | 12% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 843 | East Montpelier VT | 2,594 | $93K | 2.1% | 2.6% | 16% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,420 | Newton Township KS | 2,202 | $90K | 4.3% | 5.8% | 6% | B+ |
| 1,421 | Taymouth Township MI | 4,037 | $82K | 2.4% | 5.1% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,422 | Underhill VT | 3,071 | $92K | 6.4% | 2.2% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,423 | West Bishop CA | 2,551 | $115K | 5.9% | 2.8% | 6% | B+ |
| 1,424 | North Rock Springs WY | 2,277 | $104K | 9.0% | 1.6% | 9% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,771 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Underhill, the top three, the last and three more from Vermont.
11% of Underhill works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Essex (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Underhill workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Underhill | – | B+ | D | 33 min | $92,267 |
| Cambridge | under 3% | B | A− | 32 min | $72,344 |
| Westford | under 3% | A− | C− | 33 min | $112,750 |
| Jericho | 5% | A | B+ | 26 min | $116,923 |
| Stowe | under 3% | B− | B+ | 19 min | $93,618 |
| Essex | 6% | A | B+ | 22 min | $110,199 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Underhill’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 Underhill: questions
What is the median household income in Underhill?
$92,267 (±$54,188) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $81,203 across Vermont and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Underhill?
6.4%, against 10.1% across Vermont and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Underhill?
33 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Vermont and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Underhill work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Burlington (18%, 18 mi), South Burlington (11%, 16 mi), Williston (8%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Underhill walkable?
Underhill is more walkable than 7% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.9 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Underhill without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Underhill, from the people who make the trip.
More of Underhill
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.