Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domainAuburn’s household incomes are higher than in 95% of U.S. towns
For jobs and income Auburn is better than 98% of U.S. towns (A+); for walkability it is more walkable than 43% of U.S. towns (C+). 2.5% of residents are in poverty; New Hampshire has 7.2%. Home is the office for 26% of workers; New Hampshire has 17%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Auburn
Auburn and Manchester trade workers both ways
Manchester is the top workplace for Auburn residents (21%) and also where the most people who work in Auburn come from (18% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
A lot of Auburn works from home
27% of Auburn workers work from home, against 17% across New Hampshire. Time on the road ↓
Most jobs in Auburn pay over $40,000 a year
75% of the jobs based in Auburn pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
Auburn has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Auburn went from 1,488 in 2013 to 2,112 in 2023, +42%. The jobs ↓
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.
Inside Auburn’s Jobs & income grade
Household income is its strongest input ($153,253, U.S. $80,734); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 69% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Auburn could be anywhere from A to A+.
21% of working residents work in Manchester
Where Auburn clocks in
21% of workers
6% of workers
6% 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.
About 28 minutes each way for Auburn’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Auburn workers work from home, vs 17% across New Hampshire. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,551 commuters (the 26% who work from home are left out). Across New Hampshire: 87% 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.
Goods, not services: 32% of the jobs in Auburn
2,112 jobs are based in Auburn.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Auburn, 2013 → 2023: 1,488 → 2,112. 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 Auburn’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Auburn by day and by night
On a workday 3,081 residents head out to work, 167 work right here, and 1,945 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,200 people are in Auburn on a workday afternoon, 18% fewer than live here.
0.65 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.
How far Auburn’s workers travel
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.
Few in Auburn walk, bike or ride to work
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.6% across New Hampshire, on an EPA index of 5.8.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,469 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). 1.0% of Auburn households have no vehicle (New Hampshire 4.6%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Auburn’s commuters take a bus or train.
Auburn places 109th of 3,396 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 4,400 to 8,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Norwood NJ | 5,817 | $178K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 107 | Narberth PA | 4,479 | $124K | 1.7% | 3.2% | 5% | A+ |
| 108 | Wenham MA | 4,952 | $195K | 3.7% | 2.6% | 14% | A+ |
| 109 | Auburn NH | 6,336 | $153K | 2.5% | 1.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 110 | Clayton WI | 5,303 | $134K | 3.2% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| 111 | Spring Ridge MD | 5,922 | $146K | 1.8% | 2.1% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 140 | Brookline NH | 5,858 | $171K | 0.6% | 0.9% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 162 | North Hampton NH | 4,526 | $146K | 2.9% | 1.5% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 266 | Stratham NH | 7,735 | $152K | 2.4% | 2.5% | 7% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,396 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Auburn, the top three, the last and three more from New Hampshire.
Bordering towns draw 25% of Auburn’s workers
The biggest share goes to Manchester (21%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Auburn workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn | – | A+ | C+ | 28 min | $153,253 |
| Chester | under 4% | A | C | 35 min | $142,212 |
| Manchester | 21% | B+ | A− | 24 min | $81,007 |
| Hooksett | 4% | A | B− | 27 min | $117,962 |
| South Hooksett | under 4% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Candia | under 4% | A− | B− | 34 min | $119,737 |
Same-state neighbors only. South Hooksett: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Auburn’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 Auburn: questions
What is the median household income in Auburn?
$153,253 (±$6,317) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,031 across New Hampshire and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Auburn?
2.5%, against 7.2% across New Hampshire and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Auburn?
28 minutes each way on average, against 27 across New Hampshire and 26 nationally. 26% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Auburn work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Manchester (21%, 4 mi), Nashua (6%, 18 mi), Concord (6%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Auburn walkable?
Auburn is more walkable than 43% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 5.8 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Auburn without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Auburn, from the people who make the trip.
More of Auburn
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.