Photo: Sdkb · CC BY-SA 4.0Households in Londonderry earn more than those in 92% of U.S. towns
2.7% of residents live below the poverty line, against 7.2% across New Hampshire. Londonderry grades A for jobs and income and C for walkability. About one in seven stay in Londonderry for work; outside it, Manchester is the main destination (13%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Londonderry’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Londonderry is better than 86% of U.S. towns, #33 of 126 in New Hampshire. The poverty rate holds Londonderry’s grade up; unemployment pulls it down (5.0%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Londonderry could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
The daily commute in and out of Londonderry
On a workday 12,231 residents head out to work, 2,023 work right here, and 17,055 people come in from elsewhere.
About 33,000 people are in Londonderry on a workday afternoon, 17% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.34 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
The places Londonderry commutes to
Where Londonderry clocks in
13% 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.
69% of the jobs in Londonderry pay over $3,333 a month
19,078 jobs are based in Londonderry.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Londonderry, 2014 → 2024: 14,528 → 19,078. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Londonderry’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Londonderry’s commute takes about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Londonderry workers work from home, vs 17% across New Hampshire. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 11,397 commuters (the 23% 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.
How far Londonderry’s workers travel
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Few in Londonderry walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Londonderry is more walkable than 29% of U.S. towns, #96 of 126 in New Hampshire. Both inputs place Londonderry 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 14,770 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). 1.6% of Londonderry households have no vehicle (New Hampshire 4.6%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Londonderry’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 1,544 U.S. towns of 19,000 to 38,000, Londonderry comes 387th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mountain Brook AL | 21,661 | $201K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Lake Forest IL | 19,731 | $235K | 3.5% | 1.8% | 12% | A+ |
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| 27 | Bedford NH | 23,973 | $167K | 2.7% | 1.7% | 14% | A+ |
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| 68 | Merrimack NH | 29,699 | $127K | 3.0% | 1.9% | 17% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 186 | Salem NH | 31,868 | $110K | 5.0% | 2.8% | 18% | A |
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| 385 | San Juan Capistrano CA | 35,119 | $129K | 8.3% | 3.6% | 10% | A |
| 386 | Lake St. Louis MO | 19,129 | $126K | 4.3% | 4.7% | 5% | A |
| 387 | Londonderry NH | 27,844 | $133K | 2.7% | 5.0% | 14% | A |
| 388 | Hamilton Township OH | 33,226 | $119K | 3.1% | 4.9% | 4% | A |
| 389 | Bristol RI | 21,970 | $98K | 6.5% | 2.8% | 21% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,544 | Nogales AZ | 19,495 | $43K | 28.0% | 15.7% | 35% | 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 Londonderry, the top three, the last and three more from New Hampshire.
Londonderry and its neighbors: 20% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Londonderry workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Londonderry | – | A | C | 29 min | $132,556 |
| Windham | under 3% | A | B− | 31 min | $189,583 |
| Manchester | 13% | B+ | A− | 24 min | $81,007 |
| Derry | 4% | A | C | 31 min | $108,944 |
| Hudson | 3% | A− | C+ | 31 min | $124,213 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Manchester. Darker towns draw more of Londonderry’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 2024, 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 Londonderry: questions
What is the median household income in Londonderry?
$132,556 (±$13,941) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,031 across New Hampshire and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Londonderry?
2.7%, against 7.2% across New Hampshire and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Londonderry?
29 minutes each way on average, against 27 across New Hampshire and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Londonderry work?
14% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Manchester (13%, 8 mi), Nashua (8%, 10 mi), Salem (5%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Londonderry walkable?
Londonderry is more walkable than 29% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.2 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Londonderry without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Londonderry, from the people who make the trip.
More of Londonderry
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.