Photo: Ken Gallager at English Wikipedia · Public domainJobs and the daily commute in Groveton
Home is the office for 2% of workers, next to 17% for New Hampshire as a whole. About one in ten work in Groveton; the top destination outside it is Northumberland (14%, 3 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 17 minutes (New Hampshire 27, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Groveton: the figures worth knowing
Commutes from Groveton are quick
The average trip to work takes 17 minutes, against 27 across New Hampshire. That’s about 77 hours a year less on the road than the typical New Hampshire worker. Time on the road ↓
Few Groveton workers work from home
Only 2% of workers work from home, against 17% across New Hampshire. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
30% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 440 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Commuting from Groveton: about 17 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Groveton workers work from home, vs 17% across New Hampshire. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 328 commuters (the 2% 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 Groveton
About 30% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Who leaves Groveton for work, and who comes in
On a workday 400 residents head out to work, 40 work right here, and 245 people come in from elsewhere.
About 680 people are in Groveton on a workday afternoon, 19% fewer than live here.
0.65 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 2024, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Groveton’s residents
Where Groveton clocks in
14% of workers
13% of workers
9% 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.
What Groveton’s employers do
285 jobs are based in Groveton.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Groveton, 2014 → 2024: 233 → 285. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Groveton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2024, 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 Groveton: questions
What is the median household income in Groveton?
$37,321 (±$8,365) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,031 across New Hampshire and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Groveton?
27.1%, against 7.2% across New Hampshire and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Groveton?
17 minutes each way on average, against 27 across New Hampshire and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Groveton work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Northumberland (14%, 3 mi), Lancaster (13%, 10 mi), Littleton (9%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Groveton without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 15% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Groveton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Groveton
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.