Photo: User:Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0Dummer has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 1% work in Dummer; the top destination outside it is Berlin (31%, 12 miles). 18 jobs are based in Dummer, and 149 of its residents work somewhere. Home is the office for 7% of workers; New Hampshire has 17%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Dummer
On a workday 147 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 16 people come in from elsewhere.
About 180 people are in Dummer on a workday afternoon, 42% 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.
Where the trip to work from Dummer ends
Where Dummer clocks in
31% of workers
7% of workers
6% 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.
In Dummer, 28% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Dummer, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 18. 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 Dummer’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Dummer: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Dummer workers work from home, vs 17% across New Hampshire. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 136 commuters (the 7% 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 distance from Dummer to work
About 32% 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.
The towns around Dummer
The biggest share goes to Milan (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
Darker towns draw more of Dummer’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 Dummer: questions
What is the median household income in Dummer?
$91,250 (±$21,417) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,031 across New Hampshire and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Dummer?
9.0%, against 7.2% across New Hampshire and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Dummer?
25 minutes each way on average, against 27 across New Hampshire and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Dummer work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Berlin (31%, 12 mi), Errol (7%, 10 mi), Milan (6%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Dummer without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Dummer, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dummer
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.