Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domainAt 1.3%, unemployment in Fremont is lower than in 92% of U.S. towns
Measured by household income, Fremont is ahead of 88% of U.S. towns. The two grades for Fremont are A for jobs and income and C− for walkability. At home: 9% of workers have no commute at all (New Hampshire 17%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Fremont
No single place dominates Fremont’s commute
The biggest draw, Manchester, gets only 7% of working residents, and 60% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Fremont residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
Fremont workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 27 across New Hampshire. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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.
Why Fremont gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Fremont is better than 90% of U.S. towns, #20 of 126 in New Hampshire. Unemployment is its strongest input; job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 51% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Fremont could be anywhere from A− to A+.
7% of working residents work in Manchester
Where Fremont clocks in
7% of workers
7% 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.
About 33 minutes each way, longer than most of New Hampshire
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fremont workers work from home, vs 17% across New Hampshire. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,572 commuters (the 9% 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.
Fremont quiets down on a workday
On a workday 2,668 residents head out to work, 117 work right here, and 454 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,700 people are in Fremont on a workday afternoon, 45% fewer than live here.
0.21 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.
In Fremont, 32% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
571 jobs are based in Fremont.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fremont, 2013 → 2023: 449 → 571. 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 Fremont’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Fremont works
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.
The commute in Fremont is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Fremont is more walkable than 23% of U.S. towns, #107 of 126 in New Hampshire. Both inputs place Fremont 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 2,823 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). 4.3% of Fremont households have no vehicle (New Hampshire 4.6%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Fremont’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Fremont ranks: 451st of 3,840 U.S. towns of 3,400 to 6,600
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 124 | Auburn NH | 6,336 | $153K | 2.5% | 1.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 153 | Brookline NH | 5,858 | $171K | 0.6% | 0.9% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 169 | North Hampton NH | 4,526 | $146K | 2.9% | 1.5% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 449 | Coopertown TN | 4,843 | $118K | 9.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A |
| 450 | Wellsville UT | 4,303 | $104K | 3.1% | 1.0% | 2% | A |
| 451 | Fremont NH | 4,923 | $121K | 5.2% | 1.3% | 4% | A |
| 452 | Dakota Dunes SD | 3,936 | $136K | 2.4% | 3.4% | 16% | A |
| 453 | Sunnyslope WA | 3,706 | $136K | 4.1% | 0.8% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,840 | 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 Fremont, the top three, the last and three more from New Hampshire.
Work in the towns next to Fremont
The biggest share goes to Raymond (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
Darker towns draw more of Fremont’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 Fremont: questions
What is the median household income in Fremont?
$120,781 (±$18,119) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,031 across New Hampshire and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fremont?
5.2%, against 7.2% across New Hampshire and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fremont?
33 minutes each way on average, against 27 across New Hampshire and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fremont work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Manchester (7%, 16 mi), Exeter (7%, 8 mi), Portsmouth (6%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Fremont walkable?
Fremont is more walkable than 23% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 6.0 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Fremont without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fremont, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fremont
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.