Gilsum Stone Arch Bridge · Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 3.0Gilsum has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
Employers in Gilsum report 145 jobs; 363 of its residents have a job. Only 2% stay in Gilsum for work; outside it, Keene is the main destination (28%, 6 miles). Working residents average 27 minutes each way, about the same as across New Hampshire.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Gilsum
Who leaves Gilsum for work, and who comes in
On a workday 356 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 138 people come in from elsewhere.
About 570 people are in Gilsum on a workday afternoon, 28% fewer than live here.
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 people from Gilsum work
Where Gilsum clocks in
28% of workers
7% 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.
In Gilsum, 77% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gilsum, 2013 → 2023: 139 → 145. 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 Gilsum’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Gilsum: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Gilsum workers work from home, vs 17% across New Hampshire. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 356 commuters (the 12% 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 Gilsum
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.
33% of Gilsum works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Gilsum workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilsum | – | — | — | 27 min | $80,417 |
| Sullivan | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Marlow | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Alstead | 5% | C | D | 32 min | $64,526 |
| Surry | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Keene | 28% | B | A | 17 min | $78,445 |
Same-state neighbors only. Sullivan and Marlow: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Surry: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Keene. Darker towns draw more of Gilsum’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 Gilsum: questions
What is the median household income in Gilsum?
$80,417 (±$6,570) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,031 across New Hampshire and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gilsum?
13.4%, against 7.2% across New Hampshire and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Gilsum?
27 minutes each way on average, against 27 across New Hampshire and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Gilsum work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Keene (28%, 6 mi), Walpole (7%, 8 mi), Alstead (5%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Gilsum 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 Gilsum, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gilsum
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.