Photo: Craig Michaud at English Wikipedia · CC BY 3.0Boscawen has higher unemployment (6.2%) than 76% of U.S. towns
A typical one-way commute lasts 28 minutes; New Hampshire averages 27, the U.S. 26. Jobs and income earn Boscawen C; getting around on foot earns it C. 10% of workers work from home, next to 17% for New Hampshire as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Boscawen, in brief
Income, poverty and work: Boscawen’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Boscawen is better than 28% of U.S. towns, #115 of 126 in New Hampshire. Household income holds Boscawen’s grade up ($77,328, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate pulls it down (17.0%, U.S. 12.5%).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Boscawen could be anywhere from D to A−.
30% of working residents work in Concord
Where Boscawen clocks in
30% of workers
9% of workers
3% 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 Boscawen
On a workday 1,959 residents head out to work, 124 work right here, and 1,362 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,700 people are in Boscawen on a workday afternoon, 14% fewer than live here.
0.71 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.
65% of the jobs in Boscawen pay over $3,333 a month
1,486 jobs are based in Boscawen.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Boscawen, 2013 → 2023: 1,759 → 1,486. 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 Boscawen’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Boscawen: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Boscawen workers work from home, vs 17% across New Hampshire. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,545 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.
The distance from Boscawen to work
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.
In Boscawen, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Boscawen is more walkable than 35% of U.S. towns, #84 of 126 in New Hampshire. Both inputs place Boscawen 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 1,714 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). 8.5% of Boscawen households have no vehicle (New Hampshire 4.6%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Boscawen’s commuters take a bus or train.
2,915th of 3,962: where Boscawen ranks among U.S. towns of 3,000 to 5,700
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 157 | North Hampton NH | 4,526 | $146K | 2.9% | 1.5% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 215 | Greenland NH | 4,143 | $163K | 0.5% | 2.3% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 274 | Brentwood NH | 4,923 | $166K | 3.3% | 2.3% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,913 | Pensacola Station FL | 5,281 | $72K | 20.8% | 2.0% | <1% | C |
| 2,914 | Washington GA | 3,638 | $54K | 18.2% | 1.1% | 20% | C |
| 2,915 | Boscawen NH | 4,255 | $77K | 17.0% | 6.2% | 6% | C |
| 2,916 | Kekaha HI | 3,768 | $84K | 18.9% | 3.6% | 4% | C |
| 2,917 | Redwood OR | 3,721 | $68K | 10.8% | 6.3% | <1% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 3,962 | 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 Boscawen, the top three, the last and three more from New Hampshire.
Work next door: 30% of Boscawen’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Boscawen workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boscawen | – | C | C | 28 min | $77,328 |
| Webster | under 2% | B+ | C− | 31 min | $107,171 |
| Canterbury | under 2% | A− | B | 33 min | $129,333 |
| Northfield | under 2% | B | D | 26 min | $92,917 |
| Concord | 30% | B | A− | 23 min | $84,902 |
| Salisbury | under 2% | B | C− | 32 min | $111,591 |
| Franklin | under 2% | B | C | 32 min | $71,648 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Concord. Darker towns draw more of Boscawen’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 Boscawen: questions
What is the median household income in Boscawen?
$77,328 (±$26,572) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,031 across New Hampshire and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Boscawen?
17.0%, against 7.2% across New Hampshire and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Boscawen?
28 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 Boscawen work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Concord (30%, 8 mi), Manchester (9%, 25 mi), Nashua (3%, 40 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Boscawen walkable?
Boscawen is more walkable than 35% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.2 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Boscawen without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Boscawen, from the people who make the trip.
More of Boscawen
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.