Photo: Ken Gallager at Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0Croydon has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
Hardly any work in Croydon; the top destination outside it is Lebanon (34%, 14 miles). 74 jobs are based in Croydon, against 292 working residents. 5% of workers work from home, against 17% across New Hampshire.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Croydon stands out on work
One in three of Croydon works in Lebanon
98 working residents, 34%, have their main job in Lebanon, 14 miles away. That’s 34 times as many as work in Croydon itself. The commute map ↓
Croydon is a place people come home to
There are 74 jobs based in Croydon, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Croydon has about 660 people in it, 25% fewer than live here. 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; with 292 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where people from Croydon work
Where Croydon clocks in
34% of workers
7% 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.
Croydon on a workday afternoon
On a workday 290 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 72 people come in from elsewhere.
About 660 people are in Croydon on a workday afternoon, 25% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Croydon
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Croydon, 2013 → 2023: 64 → 74. 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 Croydon’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Croydon: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Croydon workers work from home, vs 17% across New Hampshire. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 357 commuters (the 5% 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 far it is to work from Croydon
About 16% 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.
17% of Croydon works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Grantham (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Croydon workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croydon | – | — | — | 26 min | $98,333 |
| Cornish | under 3% | B | D | 24 min | $91,821 |
| Grantham | 7% | A− | D | 23 min | $106,403 |
| Newport | 7% | B− | B+ | 24 min | $80,341 |
| Sunapee | under 3% | B | C+ | 33 min | $101,393 |
| Springfield | 3% | B+ | D | 34 min | $100,893 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Croydon’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 Croydon: questions
What is the median household income in Croydon?
$98,333 (±$21,392) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,031 across New Hampshire and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Croydon?
6.4%, against 7.2% across New Hampshire and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Croydon?
26 minutes each way on average, against 27 across New Hampshire and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Croydon work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lebanon (34%, 14 mi), Grantham (7%, 5 mi), Newport (7%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Croydon without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Croydon, from the people who make the trip.
More of Croydon
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.