Photo: Ken Gallager · CC BY-SA 4.0Eaton has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
24% of workers work from home (New Hampshire 17%). There are 41 jobs in Eaton, and 143 of its residents work somewhere. Only 1% stay in Eaton for work; outside it, Conway is the main destination (21%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Eaton
On a workday 141 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 39 people come in from elsewhere.
About 330 people are in Eaton on a workday afternoon, 24% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Eaton ends
Where Eaton clocks in
21% of workers
11% of workers
5% 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.
What Eaton’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Eaton, 2014 → 2024: 155 → 41. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Eaton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Eaton takes about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Eaton workers work from home, vs 17% across New Hampshire. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 136 commuters (the 24% 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 Eaton’s workers travel
About 34% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
32% of Eaton works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
The biggest share goes to Conway. Darker towns draw more of Eaton’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 2024, 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 Eaton: questions
What is the median household income in Eaton?
$79,063 (±$9,004) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,031 across New Hampshire and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Eaton?
11.0%, against 7.2% across New Hampshire and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Eaton?
33 minutes each way on average, against 27 across New Hampshire and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Eaton work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Conway (21%, 7 mi), Madison (11%, 5 mi), Manchester (5%, 67 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Eaton 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 Eaton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Eaton
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.