Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domainDeering has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
305 jobs are based in Deering, and 938 of its residents work somewhere. Jobs and income earn Deering C+; getting around on foot earns it C+. Household incomes here are higher than in 78% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Deering stands out on work
The four measures behind Deering’s grade
On income, poverty and job access, Deering is better than 40% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Deering’s grade up ($101,250, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 21% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (4.9%) is left out: Deering’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Deering could be anywhere from C to B.
About 40 minutes each way for Deering’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Deering workers work from home, vs 17% across New Hampshire. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 831 commuters (the 10% 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 daily commute in and out of Deering
On a workday 913 residents head out to work, 25 work right here, and 280 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,300 people are in Deering on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
9% of working residents work in Peterborough
Where Deering clocks in
9% 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.
Most jobs in Deering are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Deering, 2013 → 2023: 378 → 305. 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 Deering’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Deering
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 of Deering commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Deering is more walkable than 35% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 4.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.6% across New Hampshire, on an EPA index of 4.0.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 923 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). 0.8% of Deering households have no vehicle (New Hampshire 4.6%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Deering’s commuters take a bus or train.
Deering next to U.S. towns of 1,400 to 2,600: 2,637th of 5,234 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 160 | Newfields NH | 1,775 | $198K | 2.4% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 237 | Hampton Falls NH | 2,379 | $166K | 4.0% | 2.8% | 7% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 269 | Kensington NH | 2,092 | $165K | 1.9% | 3.6% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,635 | Towanda KS | 1,426 | $64K | 13.5% | 2.4% | 4% | C+ |
| 2,636 | Washington Township IN | 1,864 | $75K | 12.8% | 8.3% | 5% | C+ |
| 2,637 | Deering NH | 1,933 | $101K | 14.3% | 4.9% | 3% | C+ |
| 2,638 | Young Township PA | 1,670 | $61K | 5.9% | 6.8% | 12% | C+ |
| 2,639 | New Buffalo MI | 1,685 | $65K | 12.7% | 1.5% | 17% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,234 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Deering, the top three, the last and three more from New Hampshire.
10% of Deering works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Hillsborough (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Deering workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deering | – | C+ | C+ | 40 min | $101,250 |
| Antrim | under 3% | B | C+ | 32 min | $86,648 |
| Hillsborough | 5% | B+ | C+ | 41 min | $84,495 |
| Bennington | 5% | B | C | 37 min | $83,875 |
| Francestown | under 3% | B | D | 42 min | $104,063 |
| Weare | under 3% | A | C | 36 min | $118,271 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Deering’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 Deering: questions
What is the median household income in Deering?
$101,250 (±$15,669) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,031 across New Hampshire and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Deering?
14.3%, against 7.2% across New Hampshire and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Deering?
40 minutes each way on average, against 27 across New Hampshire and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Deering work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Peterborough (9%, 14 mi), Manchester (7%, 22 mi), Concord (7%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Deering walkable?
Deering is more walkable than 35% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 4.0 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Deering without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Deering, from the people who make the trip.
More of Deering
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.