Fitzwilliam Common Historic District · Photo: User:Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0Fitzwilliam has lower unemployment (1.1%) than 94% of U.S. towns
Household incomes here are higher than in 77% of U.S. towns. Jobs and income earn Fitzwilliam B+; getting around on foot earns it C−. Only 6% work in Fitzwilliam itself; outside it, Keene draws the most (15%, 16 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Fitzwilliam
Fitzwilliam workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 39 minutes each way, against 27 across New Hampshire. Over a year that’s about 299 hours of commuting, 92 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (25 to 35 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
42% of the jobs in Fitzwilliam are in trade, transport and utilities, against 20% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 947 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Fitzwilliam
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Fitzwilliam is better than 66% of U.S. towns, #69 of 126 in New Hampshire. Unemployment holds Fitzwilliam’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 18% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Fitzwilliam could be anywhere from B− to A−.
The daily trip from Fitzwilliam: about 39 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fitzwilliam workers work from home, vs 17% across New Hampshire. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 979 commuters (the 19% 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.
In Fitzwilliam, 29% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
396 jobs are based in Fitzwilliam.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fitzwilliam, 2013 → 2023: 197 → 396. 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 Fitzwilliam’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who works in Fitzwilliam, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 890 residents head out to work, 57 work right here, and 339 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,900 people are in Fitzwilliam on a workday afternoon, 22% fewer than live here.
0.42 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 Fitzwilliam ends
Where Fitzwilliam clocks in
15% of workers
6% 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.
How many miles Fitzwilliam commutes
About 18% 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.
Most of Fitzwilliam commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Fitzwilliam is more walkable than 17% of U.S. towns, #115 of 126 in New Hampshire. Both inputs place Fitzwilliam near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,202 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.0% of Fitzwilliam households have no vehicle (New Hampshire 4.6%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Fitzwilliam’s commuters take a bus or train.
1,344th of 4,868: where Fitzwilliam ranks among U.S. towns of 1,800 to 3,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 237 | Mont Vernon NH | 2,698 | $158K | 4.4% | 1.5% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 264 | Hampton Falls NH | 2,379 | $166K | 4.0% | 2.8% | 7% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 301 | Kensington NH | 2,092 | $165K | 1.9% | 3.6% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,342 | Country Club MO | 2,512 | $81K | 6.8% | 3.2% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,343 | Bernardston MA | 2,108 | $82K | 5.2% | 2.2% | 4% | B+ |
| 1,344 | Fitzwilliam NH | 2,500 | $101K | 9.2% | 1.1% | 6% | B+ |
| 1,345 | Hopewell Township OH | 2,601 | $96K | 6.9% | 3.5% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,346 | Elk Creek Township PA | 1,830 | $86K | 3.9% | 7.4% | 2% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,868 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Fitzwilliam, the top three, the last and three more from New Hampshire.
10% of Fitzwilliam works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fitzwilliam workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzwilliam | – | B+ | C− | 39 min | $100,735 |
| Troy | under 3% | B | D | 25 min | $88,871 |
| Jaffrey | 6% | B | B− | 25 min | $92,330 |
| Richmond | under 3% | B+ | C− | 35 min | $89,375 |
| Rindge | 4% | B | A− | 28 min | $102,679 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Jaffrey. Darker towns draw more of Fitzwilliam’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 Fitzwilliam: questions
What is the median household income in Fitzwilliam?
$100,735 (±$10,840) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,031 across New Hampshire and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fitzwilliam?
9.2%, against 7.2% across New Hampshire and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fitzwilliam?
39 minutes each way on average, against 27 across New Hampshire and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fitzwilliam work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Keene (15%, 16 mi), Jaffrey (6%, 7 mi), Swanzey (5%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Fitzwilliam walkable?
Fitzwilliam is more walkable than 17% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.5 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Fitzwilliam without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fitzwilliam, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fitzwilliam
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.