Photo: User:Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Bradford works elsewhere
426 jobs are based in Bradford, and 808 of its residents work somewhere. Bradford grades B− for jobs and income and A− for walkability. Household incomes here are higher than in 82% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Bradford apart
The better-paid jobs are outside Bradford
68% of Bradford residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 49% of the jobs based in Bradford pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 88% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Bradford workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 27 across New Hampshire. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 808 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Bradford’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty and job access, Bradford is better than 51% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Bradford’s grade up ($108,015, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 18% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate.
Unemployment (1.2%) is left out: Bradford’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Bradford could be anywhere from C to B+.
Jobs in Bradford: what the 426 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bradford, 2014 → 2024: 400 → 426. 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 Bradford’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Bradford’s commute takes about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bradford workers work from home, vs 17% across New Hampshire. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 650 commuters (the 19% 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.
How a workday changes Bradford
On a workday 715 residents head out to work, 93 work right here, and 333 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,300 people are in Bradford on a workday afternoon, 22% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
12% of working residents work in Concord
Where Bradford clocks in
12% of workers
9% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Bradford
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.
Bradford is easy on foot, hard by bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Bradford is more walkable than 76% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 10.9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.6% across New Hampshire, on an EPA index of 6.7.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 799 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). 2.2% of Bradford households have no vehicle (New Hampshire 4.6%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Bradford’s commuters take a bus or train.
Bradford is 2,114th of 5,760 U.S. towns of 1,200 to 2,300 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 2 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Hewlett Harbor NY | 1,332 | $250K | 1.9% | 7.2% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 166 | Newfields NH | 1,775 | $198K | 2.4% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 271 | Kensington NH | 2,092 | $165K | 1.9% | 3.6% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 426 | Madbury NH | 1,927 | $148K | 4.9% | 2.1% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,112 | Milford Township PA | 1,606 | $85K | 7.8% | 4.2% | 8% | B− |
| 2,113 | Middleport NY | 1,692 | $67K | 7.6% | 5.6% | 6% | B− |
| 2,114 | Bradford NH | 1,723 | $108K | 9.6% | 1.2% | 12% | B− |
| 2,115 | Gallatin NY | 1,616 | $89K | 6.8% | 12.1% | 2% | B− |
| 2,116 | Crawford Township OH | 1,971 | $80K | 5.8% | 0.4% | 4% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,760 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 7% | 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 Bradford, the top three, the last and three more from New Hampshire.
Bradford and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Newbury (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bradford workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford | – | B− | A− | 32 min | $108,015 |
| Warner | under 3% | B+ | B | 32 min | $94,022 |
| Newbury | 3% | A− | C | 33 min | $116,477 |
| Washington | under 3% | C+ | D | 36 min | $89,453 |
| Hillsborough | under 3% | B+ | C+ | 41 min | $84,495 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bradford’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 Bradford: questions
What is the median household income in Bradford?
$108,015 (±$21,085) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,031 across New Hampshire and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bradford?
9.6%, against 7.2% across New Hampshire and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bradford?
32 minutes each way on average, against 27 across New Hampshire and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bradford work?
12% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Concord (12%, 20 mi), Manchester (9%, 31 mi), New London (7%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Bradford walkable?
Bradford is more walkable than 76% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 6.7 out of 20, and 11% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Bradford without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bradford, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bradford
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.