Photo: Ascended Dreamer · CC BY 4.0Most of Weathersfield commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
For jobs and income Weathersfield is better than 42% of U.S. towns (C+); for walkability it is more walkable than 54% of U.S. towns (B−). Weathersfield has 378 jobs for 1,159 working residents. 26% of workers have no commute at all (Vermont 17%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Weathersfield, in a few figures
A lot of Weathersfield workers cross into New Hampshire
18% of Weathersfield workers work outside Vermont, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Lebanon (8%), Claremont (7%) and Hanover (4%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
Weathersfield and Springfield trade workers both ways
Springfield is the top workplace for Weathersfield residents (17%) and also where the most people who work in Weathersfield come from (13% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
A lot of Weathersfield works from home
26% of Weathersfield workers work from home, against 17% across Vermont. Time on the road ↓
Weathersfield makes and builds things
37% of the jobs based in Weathersfield are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Weathersfield residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 22%. 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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Weathersfield
Household income holds Weathersfield’s grade up ($83,095, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 18% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Weathersfield could be anywhere from C− to A−.
17% of working residents work in Springfield
Where Weathersfield clocks in
17% of workers
8% 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.
Weathersfield’s commute takes about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Weathersfield workers work from home, vs 17% across Vermont. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 807 commuters (the 26% 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.
Weathersfield works in goods: 37% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Weathersfield, 2013 → 2023: 334 → 378. 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 Weathersfield’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How a workday changes Weathersfield
On a workday 1,059 residents head out to work, 100 work right here, and 278 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,000 people are in Weathersfield on a workday afternoon, 28% 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 Weathersfield’s workers travel
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.
Weathersfield is a driving town
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 5.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 7.2% across Vermont, on an EPA index of 5.5.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,093 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 0.6 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 51% 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). 2.4% of Weathersfield households have no vehicle (Vermont 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Weathersfield’s commuters take a bus or train.
Weathersfield places 2,637th of 4,703 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 2,000 to 3,800
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 605 | Norwich VT | 3,577 | $140K | 2.8% | 3.0% | 12% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 803 | East Montpelier VT | 2,594 | $93K | 2.1% | 2.6% | 16% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 956 | Westford VT | 2,072 | $113K | 2.5% | 4.0% | 2% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,635 | Cimarron Township KS | 2,407 | $82K | 14.2% | 3.0% | 24% | C+ |
| 2,636 | Green Township OH | 3,795 | $64K | 13.9% | 2.8% | 6% | C+ |
| 2,637 | Weathersfield VT | 2,809 | $83K | 8.8% | 4.7% | 9% | C+ |
| 2,638 | Montgomery NY | 3,757 | $90K | 17.4% | 6.5% | 4% | C+ |
| 2,639 | Pine Mountain Lake CA | 2,498 | $79K | 5.6% | 10.2% | 8% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,703 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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 Weathersfield, the top three, the last and three more from Vermont.
Bordering towns draw 27% of Weathersfield’s workers
The biggest share goes to Springfield (17%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Weathersfield workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weathersfield | – | C+ | B− | 22 min | $83,095 |
| Springfield | 17% | D | A− | 27 min | $66,571 |
| West Windsor | under 2% | B+ | B− | 28 min | $108,750 |
| Windsor | 3% | C | C+ | 23 min | $52,484 |
| Baltimore | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Cavendish | under 2% | B− | B− | 19 min | $89,063 |
Same-state neighbors only. Baltimore: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Weathersfield’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 Weathersfield: questions
What is the median household income in Weathersfield?
$83,095 (±$11,951) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $81,203 across Vermont and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Weathersfield?
8.8%, against 10.1% across Vermont and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Weathersfield?
22 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Vermont and 26 nationally. 26% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Weathersfield work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Springfield (17%, 7 mi), Lebanon (8%, 20 mi), Hartford (8%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Weathersfield walkable?
Weathersfield is more walkable than 54% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 5.5 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Weathersfield without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Weathersfield, from the people who make the trip.
More of Weathersfield
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.