Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Errol
Working from home is the commute for 10% of workers, next to 17% for New Hampshire as a whole. Only 5% work in Errol itself; outside it, Berlin draws the most (33%, 21 miles). The average commute takes 22 minutes each way; New Hampshire averages 27, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Errol, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 110 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 143 people come in from elsewhere.
About 320 people are in Errol on a workday afternoon, 11% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.28 per resident).
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 places Errol commutes to
Where Errol clocks in
33% of workers
6% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 28% of the jobs in Errol
149 jobs are based in Errol.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Errol, 2013 → 2023: 119 → 149. 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 Errol’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Errol spends getting to work: about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Errol workers work from home, vs 17% across New Hampshire. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 110 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Errol
About 38% 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 to Errol
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Errol workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Errol | – | — | — | 22 min | $62,500 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Errol’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 Errol: questions
What is the median household income in Errol?
$62,500 (±$16,592) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,031 across New Hampshire and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Errol?
7.6%, against 7.2% across New Hampshire and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Errol?
22 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 Errol work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Berlin (33%, 21 mi), Gorham (6%, 26 mi), Milan (6%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Errol 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 Errol, from the people who make the trip.
More of Errol
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.