Work and commuting in West Pawlet
Hardly any work in West Pawlet; the top destination outside it is Manchester (18%, 16 miles). Home is the office for 4% of workers; Vermont has 17%. The trip to work takes 33 minutes on average, 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
Who leaves West Pawlet for work, and who comes in
On a workday 56 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 310 people are in West Pawlet on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.
0.00 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.
Out of West Pawlet to work: where people go
Where West Pawlet clocks in
18% of workers
11% 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.
A commute of about 33 minutes in West Pawlet
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of West Pawlet workers work from home, vs 17% across Vermont. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 166 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from West Pawlet
About 27% 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.
Next door to West Pawlet
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | West Pawlet workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Pawlet | – | — | — | 33 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Granville. Darker towns draw more of West Pawlet’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 Pawlet: questions
What is the poverty rate in West Pawlet?
18.2%, against 10.1% across Vermont and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from West Pawlet?
33 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Vermont and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in West Pawlet work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Manchester (18%, 16 mi), Rutland (11%, 22 mi), Dorset (11%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around West Pawlet without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 20% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from West Pawlet, from the people who make the trip.
More of West Pawlet
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.