Photo: AlexiusHoratius · CC BY-SA 3.0There are 1.8 jobs in Concord for every working resident, and 31,606 people commute in
Jobs and income earn Concord B; getting around on foot earns it A−. Concord has 39,413 jobs, against 21,398 working residents. About one in three work in Concord; the top destination outside it is Manchester (12%, 18 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Concord, in brief
Concord is where the jobs are
Concord has 39,413 jobs, 1.8 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 63,000 people are in town, 40% more than the 45,000 who live here. Day and night ↓
The biggest group of Concord’s workers comes from Manchester
2,759 of the people who work in Concord live in Manchester, 18 miles away, more than from any other town. The commute map ↓
Concord draws workers from far and wide
The 39,413 jobs in Concord are filled from a wide area. Concord’s own residents hold 20% and the ten next-biggest home towns 22%; the other 58% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
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.
Inside Concord’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Concord is better than 62% of U.S. towns, #80 of 126 in New Hampshire. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Concord’s grade. It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Concord could be anywhere from B− to B+.
The daily flow of workers through Concord
On a workday 13,591 residents head out to work and 7,807 work right here.
About 63,000 people are in Concord on a workday afternoon, 40% more than live here.
1.8 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
The daily trip into Concord
Where Concord clocks in
12% of workers
3% of workers
2% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Concord
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Concord, 2013 → 2023: 37,921 → 39,413. 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 Concord’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 23 minutes to work from Concord
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Concord workers work from home, vs 17% across New Hampshire. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 19,285 commuters (the 14% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Concord
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.
Concord is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Concord is more walkable than 80% of U.S. towns, #13 of 126 in New Hampshire. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 6.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.6% across New Hampshire, on an EPA index of 7.7.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 22,439 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). 6.5% of Concord households have no vehicle (New Hampshire 4.6%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Concord’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Concord is 563rd among 1,000 U.S. towns of 31,000 to 60,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Southlake TX | 31,175 | $250K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 115 | Salem NH | 31,868 | $110K | 5.0% | 2.8% | 17% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 256 | Derry NH | 33,990 | $109K | 4.0% | 4.0% | 11% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 508 | Dover NH | 34,623 | $95K | 8.3% | 4.1% | 19% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 561 | La Mesa CA | 59,914 | $95K | 11.5% | 6.2% | 8% | B |
| 562 | Dunedin FL | 35,227 | $74K | 8.2% | 5.1% | 11% | B |
| 563 | Concord NH | 44,597 | $85K | 8.9% | 4.1% | 36% | B |
| 564 | Owasso OK | 43,117 | $79K | 7.3% | 5.4% | 14% | B |
| 565 | Lake Magdalene FL | 32,083 | $76K | 13.0% | 3.6% | 4% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 1,000 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | 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 Concord, the top three, the last and three more from New Hampshire.
Next door to Concord
The biggest share goes to Bow (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Concord workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concord | – | B | A− | 23 min | $84,902 |
| Pembroke | under 2% | B | C− | 25 min | $89,519 |
| Bow | 2% | A | C | 27 min | $172,857 |
| Canterbury | under 2% | A− | B | 33 min | $129,333 |
| Hopkinton | under 2% | A | C | 22 min | $137,477 |
| Boscawen | under 2% | C | C | 28 min | $77,328 |
| Loudon | under 2% | A− | C+ | 30 min | $106,966 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Concord’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 Concord: questions
What is the median household income in Concord?
$84,902 (±$4,505) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,031 across New Hampshire and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Concord?
8.9%, against 7.2% across New Hampshire and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Concord?
23 minutes each way on average, against 27 across New Hampshire and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Concord work?
36% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Manchester (12%, 18 mi), Nashua (3%, 34 mi), Bow (2%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Concord walkable?
Concord is more walkable than 80% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 7.7 out of 20, and 7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Concord without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Concord, from the people who make the trip.
More of Concord
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.