Photo: Traci · CC BY 2.0Jobs and the daily commute in Weston
For 31% of workers, the job is at home, next to 17% for Vermont as a whole. Only 7% stay in Weston for work; outside it, Ludlow is the main destination (10%, 7 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 24 minutes, where Vermont has 24 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Weston
Each way, about 24 minutes from Weston
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Weston workers work from home, vs 17% across Vermont. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 212 commuters (the 31% 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.
Who works in Weston, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 248 residents head out to work, 18 work right here, and 142 people come in from elsewhere.
About 520 people are in Weston on a workday afternoon, 17% fewer than live here.
0.60 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 Weston to work: where people go
Where Weston clocks in
7% 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.
What work there is in Weston: 160 jobs
160 jobs are based in Weston.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Weston, 2013 → 2023: 153 → 160. 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 Weston’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Weston to work
About 21% 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.
12% of Weston works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Weston workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weston | – | — | — | 24 min | $115,000 |
| Andover | 5% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Mount Tabor | under 3% | — | — | 46 min | — |
| Mount Holly | under 3% | C | C− | 27 min | $78,015 |
| Landgrove | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Londonderry | 7% | B+ | B+ | 24 min | $85,179 |
Same-state neighbors only. Andover, Mount Tabor and Landgrove: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Londonderry. Darker towns draw more of Weston’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 Weston: questions
What is the median household income in Weston?
$115,000 (±$19,696) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $81,203 across Vermont and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Weston?
4.3%, against 10.1% across Vermont and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Weston?
24 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Vermont and 26 nationally. 31% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Weston work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ludlow (10%, 7 mi), Londonderry (7%, 8 mi), Rutland (6%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Weston without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Weston, from the people who make the trip.
More of Weston
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.