Photo: User:Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0Households in Hampton Falls earn more than those in 97% of U.S. towns
4.0% of residents live below the poverty line (New Hampshire 7.2%). The two grades for Hampton Falls are A for jobs and income and B for walkability. Only 7% work in Hampton Falls itself; outside it, Portsmouth draws the most (9%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Hampton Falls, in a few figures
The better-paid jobs are outside Hampton Falls
70% of Hampton Falls residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 52% of the jobs based in Hampton Falls pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 93% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Hampton Falls workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 27 across New Hampshire. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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.
How Hampton Falls earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Hampton Falls is better than 93% of U.S. towns. Household income is its strongest input ($166,157, U.S. $80,734); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 66% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Hampton Falls could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Jobs in Hampton Falls: what the 463 are
463 jobs are based in Hampton Falls.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hampton Falls, 2013 → 2023: 412 → 463. 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 Falls’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Hampton Falls takes about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hampton Falls workers work from home, vs 17% across New Hampshire. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 838 commuters (the 22% 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.
Hampton Falls by day and by night
On a workday 1,060 residents head out to work, 85 work right here, and 378 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,700 people are in Hampton Falls on a workday afternoon, 29% fewer than live here.
0.40 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 2023, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Hampton Falls ends
Where Hampton Falls clocks in
9% of workers
8% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Hampton Falls
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.
Few in Hampton Falls walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Hampton Falls is more walkable than 59% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Hampton Falls near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,071 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 3.3% of Hampton Falls households have no vehicle (New Hampshire 4.6%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Hampton Falls’ commuters take a bus or train.
264th of 4,995: where Hampton Falls ranks among U.S. towns of 1,700 to 3,200
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 173 | Newfields NH | 1,775 | $198K | 2.4% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 236 | Mont Vernon NH | 2,698 | $158K | 4.4% | 1.5% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 262 | Brockway Township MN | 3,016 | $116K | 2.8% | 1.1% | 2% | A |
| 263 | Webster Township MN | 1,839 | $120K | 4.1% | 3.8% | 2% | A |
| 264 | Hampton Falls NH | 2,379 | $166K | 4.0% | 2.8% | 7% | A |
| 265 | Mapleton Township SD | 2,063 | $111K | 2.4% | 2.7% | 1% | A |
| 266 | Newfield NJ | 1,823 | $104K | 4.8% | 2.1% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 297 | Kensington NH | 2,092 | $165K | 1.9% | 3.6% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,995 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Hampton Falls, the top three, the last and three more from New Hampshire.
Bordering towns draw 13% of Hampton Falls’ workers
The biggest share goes to Hampton (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hampton Falls workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton Falls | – | A | B | 32 min | $166,157 |
| Hampton | 8% | B+ | B+ | 26 min | $95,233 |
| Seabrook | 5% | B− | B+ | 21 min | $84,349 |
| Seabrook Beach | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Kensington | under 3% | A | C+ | 29 min | $165,083 |
Same-state neighbors only. Seabrook Beach: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hampton Falls’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 Hampton Falls: questions
What is the median household income in Hampton Falls?
$166,157 (±$13,817) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,031 across New Hampshire and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hampton Falls?
4.0%, against 7.2% across New Hampshire and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hampton Falls?
32 minutes each way on average, against 27 across New Hampshire and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hampton Falls work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Portsmouth (9%, 11 mi), Hampton (8%, 3 mi), Exeter (8%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Hampton Falls walkable?
Hampton Falls is more walkable than 59% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 7.7 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hampton Falls without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hampton Falls, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hampton Falls
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.