Census data from 1831 suggests there were 7 active occupational categories in use during this time.
With a small population of 325, the highest working occupational category contained only 36 residents.
These residents were agricultural laborers.
The second highest occupation was retail and handicrafts of which 23 residents worked in this area.
No residents worked as servants or manufacturers.
In 2011, census data revealed 13 active occupational categories although many of which only had one resident working within it.
The highest working category noted in 2011 was in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing with 15 residents working in this industry.
This data shows, similarly to 1831, residents of Poughill don't tend to work in the manufacturing industry.


1881 occupational categories shows a large number of Poughill's population working in agriculture, suggesting land use in Poughill was mostly farmland.
Data shows us that out of the 53 members of the community working in agriculture (as shown on the graph below), 52 of these workers were male.
Many of the categories shown below on the graph have only a small number of workers attached to them whilst the second largest occupational category with 34 community members related to it is the 'unknown occupation' category.
Similarly, there were 74 males and 71 females working in Poughill in this time period.
This meant only 145 members of the Poughill community were working out of a total of 260 residents.
Census data from 1831 suggests there were 7 active occupational categories in use during this time. With a small population of 325, the highest working occupational category contained only 36 residents. These residents were agricultural laborers. The second highest occupation was retail and handicrafts of which 23 residents worked in this area. No residents worked as servants or manufacturers. In 2011, census data revealed 13 active occupational categories although many of which only had one resident working within it. The highest working category noted in 2011 was in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing with 15 residents working in this industry. This data shows, similarly to 1831, residents of Poughill don't tend to work in the manufacturing industry.

1881 occupational categories shows a large number of Poughill's population working in agriculture, suggesting land use in Poughill was mostly farmland. Data shows us that out of the 53 members of the community working in agriculture (as shown on the graph below), 52 of these workers were male. Many of the categories shown below on the graph have only a small number of workers attached to them whilst the second largest occupational category with 34 community members related to it is the 'unknown occupation' category. Similarly, there were 74 males and 71 females working in Poughill in this time period. This meant only 145 members of the Poughill community were working out of a total of 260 residents.
Poughill, Devon