Photo: User:Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Groton works elsewhere
Only 2% work in Groton; the top destination outside it is Lebanon (22%, 20 miles). There are 91 jobs in Groton, and 245 of its residents work somewhere. Working residents average 29 minutes each way; New Hampshire averages 27, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Groton by day and by night
On a workday 240 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 86 people come in from elsewhere.
About 440 people are in Groton on a workday afternoon, 26% 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.
The places Groton commutes to
Where Groton clocks in
22% of workers
13% of workers
8% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Groton
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Groton, 2013 → 2023: 19 → 91. 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 Groton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 29 minutes in Groton
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Groton workers work from home, vs 17% across New Hampshire. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 214 commuters (the 14% 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.
The commute from Groton, by distance
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.
Around Groton: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Plymouth (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Groton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Groton | – | — | — | 29 min | $85,625 |
| Dorchester | under 3% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Plymouth | 8% | C− | A | 18 min | $77,027 |
| Rumney | under 3% | C | C− | 33 min | $79,444 |
| Hebron | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Orange | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Canaan | under 3% | C− | B− | 30 min | $81,583 |
Same-state neighbors only. Dorchester, Hebron and Orange: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Groton’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 Groton: questions
What is the median household income in Groton?
$85,625 (±$21,177) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,031 across New Hampshire and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Groton?
10.5%, against 7.2% across New Hampshire and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Groton?
29 minutes each way on average, against 27 across New Hampshire and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Groton work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lebanon (22%, 20 mi), Hanover (13%, 16 mi), Plymouth (8%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Groton 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 Groton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Groton
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.