Waltham has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Waltham has 10 jobs for 187 working residents. Hardly any work in Waltham; the top destination outside it is Middlebury (25%, 10 miles). Commuters spend 28 minutes getting to work on average; the Vermont average is 24, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Waltham by day
On a workday 187 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.
About 280 people are in Waltham on a workday afternoon, 38% 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.
Where Waltham goes to work
Where Waltham clocks in
25% of workers
8% of workers
6% 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 Waltham
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Waltham, 2013 → 2023: 46 → 10. 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 Waltham’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Waltham, about 28 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Waltham workers work from home, vs 17% across Vermont. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 154 commuters (the 21% 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.
Waltham’s commute, mile by mile
About 16% 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.
16% of Waltham works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to New Haven (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Waltham workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waltham | – | — | — | 28 min | $97,500 |
| Addison | 4% | B | C+ | 28 min | $106,667 |
| Panton | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| New Haven | 6% | B | B | 22 min | $92,321 |
| Ferrisburgh | under 2% | B | B | 28 min | $106,989 |
| Vergennes | 6% | B− | A+ | 21 min | $76,587 |
Same-state neighbors only. Panton: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Waltham’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 Waltham: questions
What is the median household income in Waltham?
$97,500 (±$13,819) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $81,203 across Vermont and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Waltham?
5.3%, against 10.1% across Vermont and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Waltham?
28 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Vermont and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Waltham work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Middlebury (25%, 10 mi), Burlington (8%, 26 mi), New Haven (6%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Waltham without a car?
1% 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 Waltham, from the people who make the trip.
More of Waltham
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.