Photo: Naturebunny1 · Public domainLyndeborough has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Household incomes here are higher than in 87% of U.S. towns. Lyndeborough has 74 jobs; 938 of its residents have a job. Jobs and income earn Lyndeborough A−; getting around on foot earns it C−.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Lyndeborough apart on work
Lyndeborough is a place people come home to
There are 74 jobs based in Lyndeborough, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Lyndeborough has about 870 people in it, 50% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Lyndeborough workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 39 minutes each way, against 27 across New Hampshire. Over a year that’s about 299 hours of commuting, 92 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 938 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Lyndeborough
On income, poverty and job access, Lyndeborough is better than 76% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Lyndeborough’s grade up (3.7%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 27% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
Unemployment (9.8%) is left out: Lyndeborough’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, Lyndeborough could be anywhere from B+ to A−.
A workday in Lyndeborough: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 899 residents head out to work, 39 work right here, and 35 people come in from elsewhere.
About 870 people are in Lyndeborough on a workday afternoon, 50% 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.
The trip to work from Lyndeborough: about 39 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lyndeborough workers work from home, vs 17% across New Hampshire. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 681 commuters (the 17% 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.
12% of working residents work in Nashua
Where Lyndeborough clocks in
12% of workers
10% of workers
9% 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.
66% of the jobs in Lyndeborough pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lyndeborough, 2013 → 2023: 99 → 74. 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 Lyndeborough’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Lyndeborough goes to work
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 commute in Lyndeborough is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Lyndeborough is more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.6% across New Hampshire, on an EPA index of 4.5.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 818 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). 1.0% of Lyndeborough households have no vehicle (New Hampshire 4.6%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Lyndeborough’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Lyndeborough ranks: 833rd of 5,760 U.S. towns of 1,200 to 2,300
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 166 | Newfields NH | 1,775 | $198K | 2.4% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 271 | Kensington NH | 2,092 | $165K | 1.9% | 3.6% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 426 | Madbury NH | 1,927 | $148K | 4.9% | 2.1% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 831 | Elk Township PA | 1,723 | $115K | 5.1% | 2.1% | 3% | A− |
| 832 | Shortsville NY | 1,358 | $91K | 6.6% | 3.3% | 1% | A− |
| 833 | Lyndeborough NH | 1,730 | $117K | 3.7% | 9.8% | 4% | A− |
| 834 | Union Township PA | 1,612 | $89K | 3.5% | 1.3% | 2% | A− |
| 835 | Meeme WI | 1,446 | $99K | 4.2% | 1.3% | 2% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,760 | 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 Lyndeborough, the top three, the last and three more from New Hampshire.
Next door is work for 14% of Lyndeborough
The biggest share goes to Milford (10%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lyndeborough workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyndeborough | – | A− | C− | 39 min | $116,964 |
| Mont Vernon | under 3% | A | C− | 30 min | $158,036 |
| Greenfield | under 3% | B+ | C− | 36 min | $103,603 |
| Milford | 10% | A | B− | 27 min | $97,768 |
| Wilton | 4% | A | C+ | 30 min | $114,349 |
| Temple | under 3% | B | C+ | 37 min | $94,107 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lyndeborough’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 Lyndeborough: questions
What is the median household income in Lyndeborough?
$116,964 (±$16,888) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,031 across New Hampshire and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lyndeborough?
3.7%, against 7.2% across New Hampshire and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lyndeborough?
39 minutes each way on average, against 27 across New Hampshire and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lyndeborough work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Nashua (12%, 17 mi), Milford (10%, 7 mi), Manchester (9%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Lyndeborough walkable?
Lyndeborough is more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 4.5 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lyndeborough without a car?
0% 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 Lyndeborough, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lyndeborough
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.