Photo: Jared and Corin · CC BY-SA 2.0With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Vershire works elsewhere
61 jobs are based in Vershire, against 270 working residents. Only 2% work in Vershire itself; outside it, Lebanon draws the most (11%, 22 miles). The average commute takes 32 minutes each way, 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
Work in Vershire: the figures worth knowing
Vershire is a place people come home to
There are 61 jobs based in Vershire, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Vershire has about 480 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Vershire’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Vershire is Lebanon, NH, 23 miles away as the crow flies. 11% of working residents (30) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
A lot of Vershire workers cross into New Hampshire
22% of Vershire workers work outside Vermont, most of them in New Hampshire, the Census survey finds. The commute map ↓
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 270 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Vershire on a workday afternoon
On a workday 264 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 55 people come in from elsewhere.
About 480 people are in Vershire on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
How far it is to work from Vershire
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.
Commuting out of Vershire: the destinations
Where Vershire clocks in
11% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Vershire
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Vershire, 2013 → 2023: 79 → 61. 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 Vershire’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 32 minutes in Vershire
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Vershire workers work from home, vs 17% across Vermont. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 362 commuters (the 12% 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.
Work next door: 13% of Vershire’s workers
The biggest share goes to Chelsea (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
Darker towns draw more of Vershire’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 Vershire: questions
What is the median household income in Vershire?
$71,618 (±$12,134) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $81,203 across Vermont and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Vershire?
19.5%, against 10.1% across Vermont and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Vershire?
32 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Vermont and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Vershire work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lebanon (11%, 22 mi), Chelsea (9%, 7 mi), Hanover (7%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Vershire without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Vershire, from the people who make the trip.
More of Vershire
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.