Hampton Beach has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
27% of workers have no commute at all; New Hampshire has 17%. There are 549 jobs in Hampton Beach; 1,315 of its residents have a job. Only 6% work in Hampton Beach; the top destination outside it is Hampton (15%, 2 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Hampton Beach at work: what stands out
The better-paid jobs are outside Hampton Beach
65% of Hampton Beach residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 41% of the jobs based in Hampton Beach pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 94% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Home offices are common in Hampton Beach
27% of Hampton Beach workers work from home, against 17% across New Hampshire. Time on the road ↓
Many jobs in Hampton Beach pay little
27% of the jobs based in Hampton Beach pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. The jobs ↓
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.
Hampton Beach is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hampton Beach, 2013 → 2023: 690 → 549. 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 Hampton Beach’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Hampton Beach: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hampton Beach workers work from home, vs 17% across New Hampshire. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,066 commuters (the 27% 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 workday shuffle in and out of Hampton Beach
On a workday 1,242 residents head out to work, 73 work right here, and 476 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,800 people are in Hampton Beach on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
Out of Hampton Beach to work: where people go
Where Hampton Beach clocks in
15% of workers
12% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Hampton Beach
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.
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 Hampton Beach: questions
What is the median household income in Hampton Beach?
$82,557 (±$17,401) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,031 across New Hampshire and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hampton Beach?
8.2%, against 7.2% across New Hampshire and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hampton Beach?
25 minutes each way on average, against 27 across New Hampshire and 26 nationally. 27% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hampton Beach work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hampton (15%, 2 mi), Portsmouth (12%, 10 mi), Exeter (5%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hampton Beach 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 Hampton Beach, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hampton Beach
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.