Photo: Tichnor Brothers, Publisher · Public domainThere are 2.1 jobs in Wilder for every working resident, and 2,724 people commute in
Employers in Wilder report 2,804 jobs, and 1,351 of its residents work somewhere. The trip to work takes 17 minutes on average; Vermont averages 24, the U.S. 26. 13% of workers work from home, against 17% across Vermont.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Wilder, in a few figures
Many Wilder workers cross into New Hampshire
54% of Wilder workers work outside Vermont, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Lebanon (25%), Hanover (12%) and Keene (1%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
Jobs in Wilder have more than doubled in ten years
Jobs based in Wilder went from 688 in 2013 to 2,804 in 2023, +308%. The jobs ↓
Many jobs in Wilder pay little
41% of the jobs based in Wilder pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. The jobs ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Wilder
66% of Wilder residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 31% of the jobs based in Wilder pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 94% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Wilder is where the jobs are
Wilder has 2,804 jobs, 2.1 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 4,500 people are in town, 47% more than the 3,100 who live here. Day and night ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
The towns that send workers to Wilder
Where Wilder clocks in
25% of workers
23% of workers
12% 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.
Wilder is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wilder, 2013 → 2023: 688 → 2,804. 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 Wilder’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily flow of workers through Wilder
On a workday 1,271 residents head out to work and 80 work right here.
About 4,500 people are in Wilder on a workday afternoon, 47% more than live here.
2.1 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Each way, about 17 minutes from Wilder
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wilder workers work from home, vs 17% across Vermont. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,354 commuters (the 13% 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 Wilder commutes less than 7 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.
Wilder and its neighbors: 25% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wilder workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilder | – | — | — | 17 min | $75,143 |
| Hartford Village | under 1% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| White River Junction | under 1% | — | — | 15 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hartford Village and White River Junction: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Lebanon. Darker towns draw more of Wilder’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 Wilder: questions
What is the median household income in Wilder?
$75,143 (±$9,155) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $81,203 across Vermont and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wilder?
9.3%, against 10.1% across Vermont and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wilder?
17 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Vermont and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wilder work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lebanon (25%, 4 mi), Hartford (23%, 3 mi), Hanover (12%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Wilder 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 Wilder, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wilder
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.