Photo: Staib · CC BY 4.0Hebron has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 2% stay in Hebron for work; outside it, Lebanon is the main destination (18%, 24 miles). 86 jobs are based in Hebron for 260 working residents. Working residents average 19 minutes each way, against 27 across New Hampshire and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Hebron at work: what stands out
Hebron’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Hebron is Lebanon, 24 miles away as the crow flies. 18% of working residents (48) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Commutes from Hebron are quick
The average trip to work takes 19 minutes, against 27 across New Hampshire. That’s about 61 hours a year less on the road than the typical New Hampshire 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 260 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How far Hebron’s workers travel
About 15% 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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The daily trip from Hebron: about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hebron workers work from home, vs 17% across New Hampshire. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 306 commuters (the 13% 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.
Hebron by day and by night
On a workday 254 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 80 people come in from elsewhere.
About 480 people are in Hebron 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.
Where the trip to work from Hebron ends
Where Hebron clocks in
18% of workers
17% of workers
7% 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.
In Hebron, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hebron, 2013 → 2023: 88 → 86. 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 Hebron’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Next door to Hebron
The biggest share goes to Plymouth (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hebron workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hebron | – | — | — | 19 min | $91,071 |
| Alexandria | under 2% | C+ | D | 37 min | $89,194 |
| Plymouth | 7% | C− | A | 18 min | $77,027 |
| Groton | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Groton: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hebron’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 Hebron: questions
What is the median household income in Hebron?
$91,071 (±$16,967) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,031 across New Hampshire and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hebron?
15.2%, against 7.2% across New Hampshire and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hebron?
19 minutes each way on average, against 27 across New Hampshire and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hebron work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lebanon (18%, 24 mi), Hanover (17%, 20 mi), Plymouth (7%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hebron without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hebron, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hebron
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.