Photo: Ascended Dreamer · CC BY-SA 4.0Households in Windsor have lower incomes than those in 85% of U.S. towns
About one in five stay in Windsor for work; outside it, Lebanon is the main destination (17%, 14 miles). 7.8% of residents are in poverty; Vermont has 10.1%. Jobs and income earn Windsor C; getting around on foot earns it C+.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Windsor, in brief
A lot of Windsor workers cross into New Hampshire
33% of Windsor workers work outside Vermont, most of them in New Hampshire, the Census survey finds. The commute map ↓
Many of the people who work in Windsor live in another state
Claremont, NH (9%), Plainfield, NH (2%) and Lebanon, NH (2%) are among the top places Windsor’s workers come from. Counting only the top ten home towns, 13% of the jobs here are held by people from out of state. The commute map ↓
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.
Where Windsor’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Windsor is better than 27% of U.S. towns, #62 of 71 in Vermont. The poverty rate holds Windsor’s grade up; household income pulls it down ($52,484, U.S. $80,734).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Windsor could be anywhere from D to B+.
Out of Windsor to work: where people go
Where Windsor clocks in
17% of workers
12% of workers
8% 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.
The daily flow of workers through Windsor
On a workday 1,335 residents head out to work, 318 work right here, and 1,000 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,100 people are in Windsor on a workday afternoon, 10% fewer than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.80 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Jobs in Windsor: what the 1,318 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Windsor, 2013 → 2023: 1,351 → 1,318. 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 Windsor’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Windsor’s commute takes about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Windsor workers work from home, vs 17% across Vermont. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,435 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.
How far it is to work from Windsor
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.
Getting around Windsor: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Windsor is more walkable than 41% of U.S. towns, #61 of 71 in Vermont. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 7.2% across Vermont.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,599 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 13.0% of Windsor households have no vehicle (Vermont 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Windsor’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 4,535 U.S. towns of 2,400 to 4,700, Windsor comes 3,353rd on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 414 | Richmond VT | 4,103 | $108K | 4.2% | 1.0% | 9% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 489 | Charlotte VT | 3,846 | $144K | 3.7% | 1.1% | 10% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 664 | Norwich VT | 3,577 | $140K | 2.8% | 3.0% | 12% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,351 | Nash TX | 4,269 | $51K | 13.8% | 5.5% | 5% | C |
| 3,352 | Caledonia Township MI | 4,323 | $70K | 12.8% | 8.3% | 8% | C |
| 3,353 | Windsor VT | 3,464 | $52K | 7.8% | 5.8% | 19% | C |
| 3,354 | San Castle FL | 3,052 | $57K | 19.0% | 8.6% | 1% | C |
| 3,355 | West Columbia TX | 3,636 | $43K | 14.6% | 3.8% | 9% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 4,535 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Windsor, the top three, the last and three more from Vermont.
Work in the towns next to Windsor
The biggest share goes to Weathersfield (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Windsor workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windsor | – | C | C+ | 23 min | $52,484 |
| West Windsor | under 2% | B+ | B− | 28 min | $108,750 |
| Weathersfield | 2% | C+ | B− | 22 min | $83,095 |
| Hartland | 2% | C+ | C+ | 23 min | $86,136 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Windsor’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 Windsor: questions
What is the median household income in Windsor?
$52,484 (±$10,799) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $81,203 across Vermont and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Windsor?
7.8%, against 10.1% across Vermont and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Windsor?
23 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Vermont and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Windsor work?
19% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lebanon (17%, 14 mi), Hartford (12%, 13 mi), Hanover (8%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Windsor walkable?
Windsor is more walkable than 41% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 7.4 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Windsor without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 13% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Windsor, from the people who make the trip.
More of Windsor
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.