Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 4.0Household incomes in Epsom top those of 75% of U.S. towns
The two grades for Epsom are B+ for jobs and income and B for walkability. 3.4% of residents are in poverty; New Hampshire has 7.2%. Only 7% stay in Epsom for work; outside it, Concord is the main destination (19%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Epsom’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Epsom is better than 72% of U.S. towns, #61 of 126 in New Hampshire. The poverty rate holds Epsom’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 33% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Epsom could be anywhere from B− to A.
How many people are in Epsom by day
On a workday 2,094 residents head out to work, 166 work right here, and 1,133 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,100 people are in Epsom on a workday afternoon, 19% fewer than live here.
0.57 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 Epsom ends
Where Epsom clocks in
19% of workers
12% 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 work there is in Epsom: 1,299 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Epsom, 2013 → 2023: 1,104 → 1,299. 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 Epsom’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 31 minutes in Epsom
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Epsom workers work from home, vs 17% across New Hampshire. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,287 commuters (the 13% 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.
Miles to work from Epsom
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.
In Epsom, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Epsom is more walkable than 63% of U.S. towns, #39 of 126 in New Hampshire. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 4.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.6% across New Hampshire, on an EPA index of 6.8.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,633 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.3% of Epsom households have no vehicle (New Hampshire 4.6%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Epsom’s commuters take a bus or train.
1,163rd of 3,758: where Epsom ranks among U.S. towns of 3,500 to 6,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 121 | Auburn NH | 6,336 | $153K | 2.5% | 1.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 150 | Brookline NH | 5,858 | $171K | 0.6% | 0.9% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 166 | North Hampton NH | 4,526 | $146K | 2.9% | 1.5% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,161 | Ray Township IN | 4,432 | $90K | 9.1% | 1.1% | 13% | B+ |
| 1,162 | Ferdinand Township IN | 3,671 | $83K | 7.0% | 0.3% | 24% | B+ |
| 1,163 | Epsom NH | 5,057 | $98K | 3.4% | 3.7% | 7% | B+ |
| 1,164 | North Sewickley Township PA | 5,441 | $77K | 2.9% | 4.0% | 7% | B+ |
| 1,165 | Nellis AFB NV | 5,087 | $69K | 3.6% | 27.8% | 1% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,758 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Epsom, the top three, the last and three more from New Hampshire.
The towns around Epsom
The biggest share goes to Pembroke (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Epsom workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epsom | – | B+ | B | 31 min | $97,941 |
| Chichester | under 3% | A− | A− | 30 min | $109,297 |
| Pittsfield | under 3% | B− | B− | 27 min | $74,318 |
| Allenstown | under 3% | B− | B+ | 24 min | $72,500 |
| Pembroke | 3% | B | C− | 25 min | $89,519 |
| Deerfield | under 3% | B+ | C+ | 34 min | $131,563 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Epsom’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 Epsom: questions
What is the median household income in Epsom?
$97,941 (±$13,256) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,031 across New Hampshire and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Epsom?
3.4%, against 7.2% across New Hampshire and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Epsom?
31 minutes each way on average, against 27 across New Hampshire and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Epsom work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Concord (19%, 11 mi), Manchester (12%, 16 mi), Hooksett (5%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Epsom walkable?
Epsom is more walkable than 63% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 6.8 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Epsom without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Epsom, from the people who make the trip.
More of Epsom
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.