Photo: Ken Gallager · CC BY-SA 4.0At 3.3%, unemployment in Belmont is lower than in 65% of U.S. towns
Only 7% work in Belmont; the top destination outside it is Laconia (17%, 7 miles). The two grades for Belmont are B− for jobs and income and B− for walkability. 10% of workers have no commute at all, where New Hampshire as a whole has 17%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Belmont apart on work
What’s behind Belmont’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Belmont is better than 45% of U.S. towns, #106 of 126 in New Hampshire. Unemployment holds Belmont’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 33% of U.S. towns).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Belmont could be anywhere from C− to A−.
Belmont quiets down on a workday
On a workday 3,179 residents head out to work, 248 work right here, and 1,867 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,100 people are in Belmont on a workday afternoon, 18% fewer than live here.
0.62 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where people from Belmont work
Where Belmont clocks in
17% of workers
14% of workers
7% 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.
68% of the jobs in Belmont pay over $3,333 a month
2,115 jobs are based in Belmont.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Belmont, 2014 → 2024: 2,229 → 2,115. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Belmont’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Belmont: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Belmont workers work from home, vs 17% across New Hampshire. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,376 commuters (the 10% 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.
Where in the region Belmont works
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Most of Belmont commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Belmont is more walkable than 53% of U.S. towns, #49 of 126 in New Hampshire. Both inputs place Belmont near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,735 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 3.7% of Belmont households have no vehicle (New Hampshire 4.6%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Belmont’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 3,083 U.S. towns of 5,200 to 10,000, Belmont comes 1,920th on jobs and income
| # | 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 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 109 | Auburn NH | 6,336 | $153K | 2.5% | 1.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 134 | Hollis NH | 8,819 | $169K | 1.9% | 2.0% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 142 | Brookline NH | 5,858 | $171K | 0.6% | 0.9% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,918 | Westwego LA | 8,317 | $46K | 20.2% | 2.7% | 5% | B− |
| 1,919 | Luling TX | 5,920 | $55K | 10.0% | 2.7% | 14% | B− |
| 1,920 | Belmont NH | 7,408 | $69K | 10.3% | 3.3% | 7% | B− |
| 1,921 | Haiku-Pauwela HI | 9,178 | $101K | 8.3% | 5.7% | 9% | B− |
| 1,922 | Belfast ME | 6,988 | $68K | 16.0% | 0.6% | 44% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,083 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 6% | 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 Belmont, the top three, the last and three more from New Hampshire.
Belmont and its neighbors: 31% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Belmont workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont | – | B− | B− | 25 min | $69,063 |
| Tilton | 7% | C+ | A− | 25 min | $66,667 |
| Sanbornton | under 2% | B+ | C | 31 min | $113,750 |
| Laconia | 17% | B− | B+ | 17 min | $73,218 |
| Gilford | 5% | A− | C− | 22 min | $116,635 |
| Gilmanton | under 2% | B | D | 33 min | $117,088 |
| Northfield | 2% | B | D | 26 min | $92,917 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Laconia. Darker towns draw more of Belmont’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 2024, 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 Belmont: questions
What is the median household income in Belmont?
$69,063 (±$21,143) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,031 across New Hampshire and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Belmont?
10.3%, against 7.2% across New Hampshire and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Belmont?
25 minutes each way on average, against 27 across New Hampshire and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Belmont work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Laconia (17%, 7 mi), Concord (14%, 17 mi), Tilton (7%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Belmont walkable?
Belmont is more walkable than 53% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 7.1 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Belmont without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Belmont, from the people who make the trip.
More of Belmont
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.