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Jobs & commute in Websterville

Websterville has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each

65 jobs are based in Websterville, and 248 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Websterville itself; outside it, Barre draws the most (21%, 3 miles). Working from home is the commute for 4% of workers, where Vermont as a whole has 17%.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

What stands out · In brief

What the numbers say about work in Websterville

Websterville is a place people come home to

There are 65 jobs based in Websterville, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Websterville has about 290 people in it, 39% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓

Commutes from Websterville are quick

The average trip to work takes 17 minutes, against 24 across Vermont. That’s about 54 hours a year less on the road than the typical Vermont worker. Time on the road ↓

Few Websterville workers work from home

Only 4% of workers work from home, against 17% across Vermont. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓

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 248 working residents, small shifts move the shares.

★ What stands out · Day and night

Websterville by day and by night

On a workday 247 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 64 people come in from elsewhere.

247live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
64work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night470
Workday290
470live here− 250head out to work+ 64come in to work= 290on a workday

About 290 people are in Websterville on a workday afternoon, 39% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.26jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

Time on the road

From Websterville, about 17 minutes to the job

A year of commuting
132 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.5 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Websterville17 min
Vermont24 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
4%

of Websterville workers work from home, vs 17% across Vermont. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Websterville gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 293 commuters (the 4% 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.

The commute map

Where Websterville goes to work

QuincyDoverBarre: 51 residents work here (21%)Montpelier: 24 residents work here (10%)Burlington: 12 residents work here (5%)South Burlington: 10 residents work here (4%)Randolph: 5 residents work here (2%)CalaisBarre: 15 residents work here (6%)Williston: 14 residents work here (6%)Berlin: 34 residents work here (14%)East Montpelier: 4 residents work here (2%)NorthfieldWilliamstown: 12 residents work here (5%)WashingtonGranitevilleWebstervilleEast BarreBarreBerlinMontpelierBarreWillistonBurlingtonWebsterville
1
Barre3.3 mi away
21%51
2
Berlin7 mi away
14%34
3
Montpelier8.9 mi away
10%24
4
Barre1.8 mi away
6%15
5
Williston35.9 mi away
6%14
6
Burlington44.2 mi away
5%12
7
Williamstown4.5 mi away
5%12
8
South Burlington39.8 mi away
4%10
9
Randolph17.6 mi away
2%5
10
East Montpelier9.7 mi away
2%4
Everywhere elseother towns and states
27%67
The top trips

Where Websterville clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

65% of the jobs in Websterville pay over $3,333 a month

Jobs based in WebstervilleJobs Websterville residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms12%13%
Trade, transport & utilities25%22%
Services: health, schools, offices63%65%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less9%9%
$1,251–$3,333 a month26%20%
Over $3,333 a month65%71%

Who does it

29 or younger11%19%
30 to 5451%58%
55 and older38%23%
+8%

Jobs based in Websterville, 2013 → 2023: 60 → 65. 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 Websterville’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

The distance from Websterville to work

10 mi25 mi50 miBarre: 21% · 3.3 miBerlin: 14% · 7 miMontpelier: 10% · 8.9 miBarre: 6% · 1.8 miWilliston: 6% · 35.9 miBurlington: 5% · 44.2 miWilliamstown: 5% · 4.5 miSouth Burlington: 4% · 39.8 miRandolph: 2% · 17.6 miEast Montpelier: 2% · 9.7 miBarre 21%Berlin 14%Montpelier 10%Barre 6%Williston 6%Websterville
WebstervilleTop destinations (size = commuters)
58%Under 10 mi145 residents
8%10–24 mi19 residents
28%25–50 mi69 residents
6%Over 50 mi15 residents

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.

Next door

Around Websterville: the bordering towns

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Websterville17 min
Graniteville24 min
East Barre32 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownWebsterville workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Websterville–——17 min$101,923
Granitevilleunder 2%——24 min—
East Barreunder 2%——32 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Graniteville and East Barre: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Websterville’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Websterville: questions

What is the median household income in Websterville?

$101,923 (±$57,066) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $81,203 across Vermont and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Websterville?

4.9%, against 10.1% across Vermont and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Websterville?

17 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Vermont and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Websterville work?

<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Barre (21%, 3 mi), Berlin (14%, 7 mi), Montpelier (10%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Websterville without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Websterville, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Websterville

Websterville home →

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.