Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Unemployment in Campton (0.7%) is lower than in 96% of U.S. towns
Measured by household income, Campton is ahead of 88% of U.S. towns. Campton grades B+ for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. For 28% of workers, the job is at home (New Hampshire 17%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Campton apart on work
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Campton
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Campton is better than 68% of U.S. towns, #66 of 126 in New Hampshire. Unemployment holds Campton’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 5% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Campton could be anywhere from B− to A−.
How long Campton spends getting to work: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Campton workers work from home, vs 17% across New Hampshire. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,307 commuters (the 28% 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.
Who leaves Campton for work, and who comes in
On a workday 1,233 residents head out to work, 124 work right here, and 521 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,700 people are in Campton on a workday afternoon, 21% fewer than live here.
0.48 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.
19% of working residents work in Plymouth
Where Campton clocks in
19% of workers
7% of workers
5% 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.
What the 645 jobs in Campton are
645 jobs are based in Campton.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Campton, 2014 → 2024: 497 → 645. 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 Campton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Campton
About 17% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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.
Getting around Campton: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Campton is more walkable than 36% of U.S. towns, #82 of 126 in New Hampshire. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.6% across New Hampshire.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,822 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). 0.0% of Campton households have no vehicle (New Hampshire 4.6%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Campton’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Campton ranks: 1,330th of 4,402 U.S. towns of 2,400 to 4,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 160 | North Hampton NH | 4,526 | $146K | 2.9% | 1.5% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 226 | Greenland NH | 4,143 | $163K | 0.5% | 2.3% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 278 | Mont Vernon NH | 2,698 | $158K | 4.4% | 1.5% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,328 | Circleville Township OH | 2,650 | $70K | 8.5% | 1.3% | 6% | B+ |
| 1,329 | Limerick ME | 3,575 | $101K | 6.9% | 1.8% | 5% | B+ |
| 1,330 | Campton NH | 3,436 | $119K | 8.3% | 0.7% | 9% | B+ |
| 1,331 | Fairfield Township PA | 2,806 | $73K | 7.1% | 2.3% | 5% | B+ |
| 1,332 | Mission Hills CA | 3,859 | $112K | 5.4% | 3.8% | 2% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,402 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | 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 Campton, the top three, the last and three more from New Hampshire.
21% of Campton works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Plymouth (19%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Campton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campton | – | B+ | C+ | 23 min | $118,870 |
| Thornton | 2% | B | C− | 23 min | $90,022 |
| Plymouth | 19% | C− | A | 18 min | $77,027 |
| Rumney | under 3% | C | C− | 33 min | $79,444 |
| Sandwich | under 3% | B | B− | 31 min | $140,694 |
| Ellsworth | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Ellsworth: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Campton’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 Campton: questions
What is the median household income in Campton?
$118,870 (±$21,272) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,031 across New Hampshire and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Campton?
8.3%, against 7.2% across New Hampshire and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Campton?
23 minutes each way on average, against 27 across New Hampshire and 26 nationally. 28% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Campton work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Plymouth (19%, 7 mi), Lincoln (7%, 18 mi), Concord (5%, 42 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Campton walkable?
Campton is more walkable than 36% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 7.0 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Campton without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Campton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Campton
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.