Photo: Jane023 · Public domainMore people are out of work in Conway (8.3%) than in 89% of U.S. towns
About two in five work in Conway itself; outside it, Bartlett draws the most (4%, 9 miles). Conway grades C− for jobs and income and B− for walkability. A typical one-way commute from Conway lasts 21 minutes (New Hampshire 27, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Conway, in a few figures
Conway is where the jobs are
Conway has 6,553 jobs, 1.5 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Conway are quick
The average trip to work takes 21 minutes, against 27 across New Hampshire. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical New Hampshire worker. Time on the road ↓
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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Conway
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Conway is better than 20% of U.S. towns, #122 of 126 in New Hampshire. The poverty rate holds Conway’s grade up (8.0%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Conway could be anywhere from D to B−.
How many people are in Conway by day
On a workday 2,433 residents head out to work, 1,935 work right here, and 4,618 people come in from elsewhere.
About 12,000 people are in Conway on a workday afternoon, 21% more than live here.
1.5 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 from Conway: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Conway workers work from home, vs 17% across New Hampshire. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,141 commuters (the 13% 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 towns that send workers to Conway
Where Conway clocks in
4% of workers
4% 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.
The kinds of work in Conway
6,553 jobs are based in Conway.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Conway, 2013 → 2023: 6,704 → 6,553. 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 Conway’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Conway
About 28% 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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Most trips from Conway start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Conway is more walkable than 46% of U.S. towns, #61 of 126 in New Hampshire. Both inputs place Conway 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 4,782 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). 4.9% of Conway households have no vehicle (New Hampshire 4.6%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Conway’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Conway is 2,463rd among 2,878 U.S. towns of 7,000 to 14,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 125 | Hollis NH | 8,819 | $169K | 1.9% | 2.0% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 231 | Amherst NH | 11,985 | $153K | 4.4% | 1.5% | 9% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 273 | Litchfield NH | 8,704 | $162K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 6% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,461 | Pleasant Township OH | 7,933 | $60K | 17.8% | 5.0% | 17% | C− |
| 2,462 | Havre MT | 9,264 | $50K | 18.2% | 2.9% | 55% | C− |
| 2,463 | Conway NH | 10,308 | $64K | 8.0% | 8.3% | 44% | C− |
| 2,464 | Washington NC | 9,910 | $40K | 23.1% | 3.5% | 25% | C− |
| 2,465 | White River Township IN | 7,169 | $59K | 14.2% | 5.9% | 29% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,878 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Conway, the top three, the last and three more from New Hampshire.
Conway and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Conway workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conway | – | C− | B− | 21 min | $64,385 |
| Madison | 2% | C+ | C+ | 22 min | $102,697 |
| Bartlett | 4% | C− | C | 31 min | $59,754 |
| Eaton | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Chatham | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Albany | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Eaton, Chatham and Albany: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Bartlett. Darker towns draw more of Conway’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 Conway: questions
What is the median household income in Conway?
$64,385 (±$7,855) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,031 across New Hampshire and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Conway?
8.0%, against 7.2% across New Hampshire and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Conway?
21 minutes each way on average, against 27 across New Hampshire and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Conway work?
44% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bartlett (4%, 9 mi), Manchester (4%, 73 mi), Jackson (2%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Conway walkable?
Conway is more walkable than 46% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 7.1 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Conway without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Conway, from the people who make the trip.
More of Conway
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.