Work & commute · Montpelier

Work & commute in Montpelier, VT

About one in 3 of Montpelier’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Berlin (8%), Burlington (7%) and Barre (5%). Half commute less than 6 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

33%

1,186 of 3,557 working residents

Typical commute

6 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

18 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

27%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 2,371 Montpelier residents head out of town to work, 1,186 work right here, and 5,371 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Montpelier.

2,371live here, work elsewhere

1,186live and work here

5,371work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Montpelier goes to work

Montpelier (in town)right here

33%1,186

Berlin5.7 mi away

8%301

Burlington36.5 mi away

7%255

Barre5.6 mi away

5%192

South Burlington32.3 mi away

3%114

Waterbury11.8 mi away

2%83

East Montpelier3.8 mi away

2%75

Northfield10.1 mi away

2%70

Williston28.3 mi away

2%66

Middlesex4.7 mi away

2%56

Everywhere elseother towns and states

33%1,159

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Montpelier commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

57%

11%

25%

57%Under 10 mi

11%10–24 mi

25%25–50 mi

8%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Montpelier is a job hub

1.84jobs per working resident

A job hub

1.8 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Montpelier are

6,557 jobs are based in Montpelier. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Montpelier’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Montpelier

6,557 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)5%

Trade, transport & utilities16%

Services (health, schools, offices…)79%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month18%

Over $3,333 a month70%

Jobs Montpelier residents hold

3,557 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)8%

Trade, transport & utilities16%

Services (health, schools, offices…)76%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month20%

Over $3,333 a month64%

−26%

Jobs based in Montpelier, 2013 → 2023: 8,921 → 6,557. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.