Photo: User:Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Goshen commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
7% of workers have no commute at all, where New Hampshire as a whole has 17%. 26 jobs are based in Goshen for 347 working residents. Hardly any work in Goshen; the top destination outside it is Newport (13%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Goshen apart
The workday shuffle in and out of Goshen
On a workday 345 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 24 people come in from elsewhere.
About 490 people are in Goshen on a workday afternoon, 40% 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 Goshen’s working residents head each day
Where Goshen clocks in
13% 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.
Jobs in Goshen: what the 26 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Goshen, 2013 → 2023: 38 → 26. 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 Goshen’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Goshen’s commute takes about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Goshen workers work from home, vs 17% across New Hampshire. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 372 commuters (the 7% 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.
How far Goshen goes to work
About 16% 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.
24% of Goshen works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Goshen workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goshen | – | — | — | 23 min | $70,417 |
| Newport | 13% | B− | B+ | 24 min | $80,341 |
| Sunapee | 3% | B | C+ | 33 min | $101,393 |
| Newbury | under 3% | A− | C | 33 min | $116,477 |
| Lempster | 5% | C+ | D | 37 min | $86,607 |
| Washington | 3% | C+ | D | 36 min | $89,453 |
| Unity | under 3% | B− | B− | 35 min | $87,500 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Newport. Darker towns draw more of Goshen’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 Goshen: questions
What is the median household income in Goshen?
$70,417 (±$26,141) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,031 across New Hampshire and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Goshen?
5.5%, against 7.2% across New Hampshire and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Goshen?
23 minutes each way on average, against 27 across New Hampshire and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Goshen work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Newport (13%, 9 mi), Concord (6%, 27 mi), Lempster (5%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Goshen without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Goshen, from the people who make the trip.
More of Goshen
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.