Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 4.0Hill has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
For jobs and income Hill is better than 34% of U.S. towns (C); for walkability it is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns (D). Employers in Hill report 53 jobs for 459 working residents. Only 1% stay in Hill for work; outside it, Concord is the main destination (9%, 23 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Hill at work: what stands out
Hill is a place people come home to
There are 53 jobs based in Hill, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Hill has about 640 people in it, 39% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Hill’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Hill is Concord, 23 miles away as the crow flies. 9% of working residents (42) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Hill workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 27 across New Hampshire. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 61 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 459 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Hill
Household income holds Hill’s grade up ($82,125, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 10% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (2.5%) is left out: Hill’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Hill could be anywhere from D to B.
The daily flow of workers through Hill
On a workday 454 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 48 people come in from elsewhere.
About 640 people are in Hill on a workday afternoon, 39% 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.
How far it is to work from Hill
About 18% 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.
Commuting from Hill: about 35 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hill workers work from home, vs 17% across New Hampshire. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 419 commuters (the 10% 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.
Where people from Hill work
Where Hill clocks in
9% of workers
7% 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.
Jobs in Hill: what the 53 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hill, 2013 → 2023: 54 → 53. 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 Hill’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Hill is a driving town
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.6% across New Hampshire.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 464 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 9.5% of Hill households have no vehicle (New Hampshire 4.6%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Hill’s commuters take a bus or train.
Hill next to U.S. towns of 700 to 1,400: 1,564th of 3,133 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 423 | Center Harbor NH | 1,049 | $104K | 2.0% | 2.8% | 4% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 567 | Springfield NH | 1,306 | $101K | 3.4% | 1.0% | 1% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 602 | Richmond NH | 1,234 | $89K | 2.7% | 13.4% | 3% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,562 | York Township IN | 1,144 | $71K | 8.8% | 3.8% | 2% | C |
| 1,563 | Center Township MN | 1,053 | $75K | 9.3% | 16.3% | <1% | C |
| 1,564 | Hill NH | 1,048 | $82K | 9.9% | 2.5% | 1% | C |
| 1,565 | Jefferson Township OH | 1,032 | $64K | 6.3% | 0.0% | 0% | C |
| 1,566 | Riverdale VA | 1,077 | $61K | 7.5% | 0.0% | 12% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 3,133 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 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 Hill, the top three, the last and three more from New Hampshire.
10% of Hill works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Bristol (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hill workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hill | – | C | D | 35 min | $82,125 |
| Bristol | 5% | B− | B+ | 28 min | $78,438 |
| Alexandria | under 3% | C+ | D | 37 min | $89,194 |
| New Hampton | under 3% | B | B− | 33 min | $95,250 |
| Sanbornton | under 3% | B+ | C | 31 min | $113,750 |
| Danbury | 5% | C− | D | 36 min | $71,685 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hill’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 Hill: questions
What is the median household income in Hill?
$82,125 (±$21,455) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,031 across New Hampshire and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hill?
9.9%, against 7.2% across New Hampshire and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hill?
35 minutes each way on average, against 27 across New Hampshire and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hill work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Concord (9%, 23 mi), New London (7%, 14 mi), Manchester (7%, 41 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Hill walkable?
Hill is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.7 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hill without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hill, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hill
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.