Photo: Ken Gallager · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of Candia commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
Household incomes here are higher than in 88% of U.S. towns. 924 jobs are based in Candia, and 2,375 of its residents work somewhere. Jobs and income earn Candia A−; getting around on foot earns it B−.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Candia stands out on work
Candia and Manchester trade workers both ways
Manchester is the top workplace for Candia residents (21%) and also where the most people who work in Candia come from (14% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Candia workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 27 across New Hampshire. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Candia has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Candia went from 637 in 2013 to 924 in 2023, +45%. The jobs ↓
Candia makes and builds things
38% of the jobs based in Candia are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Candia residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 18%. The jobs ↓
Candia empties out on a workday
About 2,800 people are in Candia on a workday afternoon, 34% fewer than the 4,200 who live here: 2,300 head out to work and 810 come in. Day and night ↓
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.
Income, poverty and work: Candia’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Candia is better than 79% of U.S. towns, #45 of 126 in New Hampshire. The poverty rate holds Candia’s grade up (1.4%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down (5.5%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Candia could be anywhere from B to A+.
21% of working residents work in Manchester
Where Candia clocks in
21% of workers
5% 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.
Each way, about 34 minutes from Candia
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Candia workers work from home, vs 17% across New Hampshire. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,976 commuters (the 11% 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.
A place that makes things: 38% of Candia’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Candia, 2013 → 2023: 637 → 924. 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 Candia’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily commute in and out of Candia
On a workday 2,259 residents head out to work, 116 work right here, and 808 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,800 people are in Candia on a workday afternoon, 34% 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 2023, primary jobs.
Candia’s commute, mile by mile
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.
The commute in Candia is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Candia is more walkable than 50% of U.S. towns, #54 of 126 in New Hampshire. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 3.7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.6% across New Hampshire, on an EPA index of 5.9.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,215 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). 3.4% of Candia households have no vehicle (New Hampshire 4.6%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Candia’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 3,000 to 5,700, Candia ranks 825th of 3,962 on jobs and income
| # | 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 |
| … | |||||||
| 823 | Olga FL | 3,282 | $94K | 2.8% | 3.3% | 4% | A− |
| 824 | Spencerport NY | 3,592 | $81K | 5.8% | 3.5% | 5% | A− |
| 825 | Candia NH | 4,248 | $120K | 1.4% | 5.5% | 5% | A− |
| 826 | Fortville IN | 4,951 | $84K | 5.1% | 3.8% | 8% | A− |
| 827 | Dell Rapids SD | 3,852 | $100K | 9.4% | 0.3% | 16% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 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 Candia, the top three, the last and three more from New Hampshire.
The towns around Candia
The biggest share goes to Hooksett (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Candia workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candia | – | A− | B− | 34 min | $119,737 |
| Deerfield | under 3% | B+ | C+ | 34 min | $131,563 |
| Auburn | under 3% | A+ | C+ | 28 min | $153,253 |
| Hooksett | 5% | A | B− | 27 min | $117,962 |
| Raymond | under 3% | A− | C | 30 min | $104,597 |
| Chester | under 3% | A | C | 35 min | $142,212 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Candia’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 Candia: questions
What is the median household income in Candia?
$119,737 (±$37,443) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,031 across New Hampshire and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Candia?
1.4%, against 7.2% across New Hampshire and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Candia?
34 minutes each way on average, against 27 across New Hampshire and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Candia work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Manchester (21%, 7 mi), Concord (5%, 16 mi), Londonderry (5%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Candia walkable?
Candia is more walkable than 50% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 5.9 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Candia without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Candia, from the people who make the trip.
More of Candia
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.