Photo: User:Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Hancock works elsewhere
Employers in Hancock report 228 jobs, and 783 of its residents work somewhere. For jobs and income Hancock is better than 70% of U.S. towns (B+); for walkability it is more walkable than 41% of U.S. towns (C+). Measured by household income, Hancock is ahead of 73% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Hancock at work: what stands out
Hancock is a place people come home to
There are 228 jobs based in Hancock, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Hancock has about 1,200 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Hancock workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 27 across New Hampshire. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 46 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; with 783 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The four measures behind Hancock’s grade
The poverty rate holds Hancock’s grade up (4.1%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 30% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
Unemployment (1.0%) is left out: Hancock’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Hancock could be anywhere from B− to A−.
Hancock on a workday afternoon
On a workday 725 residents head out to work, 58 work right here, and 170 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,200 people are in Hancock on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
Hancock’s commute takes about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hancock workers work from home, vs 17% across New Hampshire. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 779 commuters (the 15% 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.
20% of working residents work in Peterborough
Where Hancock clocks in
20% of workers
7% of workers
6% 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 Hancock: what the 228 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hancock, 2013 → 2023: 145 → 228. 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 Hancock’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Hancock commutes less than 17 miles
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.
Getting around Hancock: mostly by car
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 915 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). 0.3% of Hancock households have no vehicle (New Hampshire 4.6%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Hancock’s commuters take a bus or train.
Hancock next to U.S. towns of 1,200 to 2,400: 1,218th of 6,085 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Hewlett Harbor NY | 1,332 | $250K | 1.9% | 7.2% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 174 | Newfields NH | 1,775 | $198K | 2.4% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 260 | Hampton Falls NH | 2,379 | $166K | 4.0% | 2.8% | 7% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 287 | Kensington NH | 2,092 | $165K | 1.9% | 3.6% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,216 | Roaming Shores OH | 1,600 | $91K | 6.4% | 2.1% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,217 | Empire Township KS | 1,301 | $95K | 4.4% | 0.4% | 6% | B+ |
| 1,218 | Hancock NH | 1,763 | $95K | 4.1% | 1.0% | 7% | B+ |
| 1,219 | Byron NY | 2,276 | $99K | 5.4% | 4.9% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,220 | Occidental CA | 1,225 | $108K | 7.0% | 4.6% | 7% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 6,085 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | 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 Hancock, the top three, the last and three more from New Hampshire.
Hancock and its neighbors: 20% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hancock workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hancock | – | B+ | C+ | 33 min | $95,208 |
| Greenfield | under 3% | B+ | C− | 36 min | $103,603 |
| Bennington | under 3% | B | C | 37 min | $83,875 |
| Antrim | under 3% | B | C+ | 32 min | $86,648 |
| Harrisville | under 3% | B | B+ | 27 min | $103,036 |
| Peterborough | 20% | A− | A− | 23 min | $98,401 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Peterborough. Darker towns draw more of Hancock’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 Hancock: questions
What is the median household income in Hancock?
$95,208 (±$15,453) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,031 across New Hampshire and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hancock?
4.1%, against 7.2% across New Hampshire and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hancock?
33 minutes each way on average, against 27 across New Hampshire and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hancock work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Peterborough (20%, 7 mi), Keene (7%, 16 mi), Manchester (6%, 28 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Hancock walkable?
Hancock is more walkable than 41% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 6.2 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hancock without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and <1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hancock, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hancock
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.