Photo: Jared C. Benedict a.k.a. Redjar at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Work and commuting in West Haven
A typical one-way commute lasts 25 minutes, against 24 across Vermont and 26 nationally. For 10% of workers, the job is at home; Vermont has 17%. 78 jobs are based in West Haven; 104 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
West Haven quiets down on a workday
On a workday 104 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 78 people come in from elsewhere.
About 220 people are in West Haven on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
0.75 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
13% of working residents work in Rutland
Where West Haven clocks in
9% 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.
In West Haven, 33% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in West Haven, 2013 → 2023: 46 → 78. 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 West Haven’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from West Haven: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of West Haven workers work from home, vs 17% across Vermont. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 86 commuters (the 10% 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.
Half of West Haven commutes less than 19 miles
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.
West Haven and its neighbors: 13% work next door
The biggest share goes to Fair Haven (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | West Haven workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Haven | – | — | — | 25 min | $85,250 |
| Fair Haven | 7% | C | A− | 31 min | $62,404 |
| Benson | 6% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Benson: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of West Haven’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 West Haven: questions
What is the median household income in West Haven?
$85,250 (±$28,991) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $81,203 across Vermont and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in West Haven?
10.3%, against 10.1% across Vermont and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from West Haven?
25 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Vermont and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in West Haven work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rutland (13%, 19 mi), Rutland (12%, 20 mi), Middlebury (9%, 28 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around West Haven without a car?
0% 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 West Haven, from the people who make the trip.
More of West Haven
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.