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Jobs & commute in Ellsworth

Most of Ellsworth commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident

Hardly any work in Ellsworth; the top destination outside it is Plymouth (26%, 12 miles). 2 jobs are based in Ellsworth, and 43 of its residents work somewhere. 23% of workers have no commute at all, where New Hampshire as a whole has 17%.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

How many people are in Ellsworth by day

On a workday 43 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.

43live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
2work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night92
Workday51
92live here− 43head out to work+ 2come in to work= 51on a workday

About 51 people are in Ellsworth on a workday afternoon, 45% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.05jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Where Ellsworth’s working residents head each day

Portland: 1 residents work here (2%)Saco: 1 residents work here (2%)Boston: 1 residents work here (2%)Concord: 3 residents work here (7%)Plymouth: 11 residents work here (26%)WarrenAshland: 3 residents work here (7%)Lincoln: 2 residents work here (5%)Rumney: 4 residents work here (9%)CamptonEllsworthHolderness: 2 residents work here (5%)Gilford: 2 residents work here (5%)WentworthPlymouthRumneyConcordAshlandLincolnHoldernessEllsworth
1
Plymouth11.8 mi away
26%11
2
Rumney5.3 mi away
9%4
3
Concord48.1 mi away
7%3
4
Ashland14.3 mi away
7%3
5
Lincoln14.4 mi away
5%2
6
Holderness13.9 mi away
5%2
7
Gilford33.5 mi away
5%2
8
Portland, ME81.3 mi away
2%1
9
Saco, ME72.4 mi away
2%1
10
Boston, MA115.6 mi away
2%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
30%13
The top trips

Where Ellsworth clocks in

Lines 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 jobs

Goods jobs make up 100% of work in Ellsworth

Jobs based in EllsworthJobs Ellsworth residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%28%
Trade, transport & utilities0%14%
Services: health, schools, offices0%58%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less100%5%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%37%
Over $3,333 a month0%58%

Who does it

29 or younger0%9%
30 to 54100%60%
55 and older0%30%

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 Ellsworth’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Ellsworth

Working from home
23%

of Ellsworth workers work from home, vs 17% across New Hampshire. Their commute is the hallway.

About 2 in 10
How Ellsworth gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 10 commuters (the 23% 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

Miles to work from Ellsworth

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miPlymouth: 26% · 11.8 miRumney: 9% · 5.3 miConcord: 7% · 48.1 miAshland: 7% · 14.3 miLincoln: 5% · 14.4 miHolderness: 5% · 13.9 miGilford: 5% · 33.5 miPortland: 2% · 81.3 miSaco: 2% · 72.4 miBoston: 2% · 115.6 miPlymouth 26%Rumney 9%Concord 7%Ashland 7%Lincoln 5%Ellsworth
EllsworthTop destinations (size = commuters)
42%Under 10 mi18 residents
23%10–24 mi10 residents
12%25–50 mi5 residents
23%Over 50 mi10 residents

About 23% 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.

Next door

Around Ellsworth: the bordering towns

The biggest share goes to Rumney (9%).

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Wentworth20 min
Campton23 min
Warren28 min
Rumney33 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownEllsworth workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Ellsworth–———$89,375
Rumney9%CC−33 min$79,444
Camptonunder 3%B+C+23 min$118,870
Warrenunder 3%——28 min—
Wentworthunder 3%——20 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Warren: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Wentworth: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Ellsworth’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Ellsworth: questions

What is the median household income in Ellsworth?

$89,375 (±$39,057) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,031 across New Hampshire and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Ellsworth?

0.0%, against 7.2% across New Hampshire and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Ellsworth work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Plymouth (26%, 12 mi), Rumney (9%, 5 mi), Concord (7%, 48 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Ellsworth without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Ellsworth, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Ellsworth

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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.