Centre Congregational Church · Photo: Ken Gallager at en.wikipedia · Public domainGilmanton has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs & income B: better than 62% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #81 of 126 in New Hampshire.
Walkability D: more walkable than 13% of U.S. towns · #122 of 126 in New Hampshire.
Household incomes here are higher than in 87% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 33 minutes each way (New Hampshire 27, U.S. 26). Only 6% work in Gilmanton; the top destination outside it is Concord (17%, 17 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Gilmanton, in brief
Gilmanton is a place people come home to
There are 287 jobs based in Gilmanton, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Gilmanton has about 2,700 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Gilmanton 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.
What’s behind Gilmanton’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Gilmanton is better than 62% of U.S. towns, #81 of 126 in New Hampshire. Household income holds Gilmanton’s grade up ($117,088, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 21% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Gilmanton could be anywhere from C+ to A.
Gilmanton quiets down on a workday
On a workday 1,512 residents head out to work, 92 work right here, and 195 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,700 people are in Gilmanton on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.
0.18 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.
About 33 minutes each way, longer than most of New Hampshire
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Gilmanton workers work from home, vs 17% across New Hampshire. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,278 commuters (the 8% 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.
17% of working residents work in Concord
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Gilmanton clocks in
17% of workers
11% of workers
6% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
What the 287 jobs in Gilmanton are
287 jobs are based in Gilmanton. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Gilmanton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gilmanton, 2013 → 2023: 244 → 287. 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.
Half of Gilmanton commutes less than 18 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Most trips from Gilmanton start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Gilmanton is more walkable than 13% of U.S. towns, #122 of 126 in New Hampshire. Both inputs place Gilmanton 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 2,484 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). 0.0% of Gilmanton households have no vehicle (New Hampshire 4.6%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Gilmanton’s commuters take a bus or train.
Gilmanton is 1,655th of 4,283 U.S. towns of 2,800 to 5,500 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Gilmanton, the top three, the last and three more from New Hampshire.
| # | 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 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 165 | North Hampton NH | 4,526 | $146K | 2.9% | 1.5% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 228 | Greenland NH | 4,143 | $163K | 0.5% | 2.3% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 286 | Brentwood NH | 4,923 | $166K | 3.3% | 2.3% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,653 | Nelson Township MI | 5,054 | $67K | 9.7% | 2.0% | 2% | B |
| 1,654 | Northwood NH | 4,757 | $129K | 7.5% | 3.6% | 9% | B |
| 1,655 | Gilmanton NH | 4,060 | $117K | 4.0% | 5.2% | 6% | B |
| 1,656 | Potter Township PA | 3,637 | $75K | 5.1% | 2.9% | 8% | B |
| 1,657 | Goldstream AK | 3,294 | $104K | 4.7% | 3.7% | — | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,283 | 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.
Gilmanton and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Gilford (6%). Darker towns draw more of Gilmanton’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Gilmanton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilmanton | – | B | D | 33 min | $117,088 |
| Barnstead | under 2% | B+ | C− | 31 min | $111,660 |
| Belmont | 3% | B− | B− | 25 min | $69,063 |
| Alton | under 2% | B+ | C− | 33 min | $113,715 |
| Loudon | under 2% | A− | C+ | 30 min | $106,966 |
| Gilford | 6% | A− | C− | 22 min | $116,635 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Gilmanton: questions
What is the median household income in Gilmanton?
$117,088 (±$8,820) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,031 across New Hampshire and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gilmanton?
4.0%, against 7.2% across New Hampshire and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Gilmanton?
33 minutes each way on average, against 27 across New Hampshire and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Gilmanton work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Concord (17%, 17 mi), Laconia (11%, 12 mi), Gilford (6%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Gilmanton walkable?
Gilmanton is more walkable than 13% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.9 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Gilmanton 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 Gilmanton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gilmanton
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.