Photo: Myself · Public domainHouseholds in Madbury earn more than those in 95% of U.S. towns
Only 1% work in Madbury itself; outside it, Portsmouth draws the most (15%, 11 miles). Below the poverty line: 4.9% of residents (New Hampshire 7.2%). The two grades for Madbury are A for jobs and income and C+ for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Madbury: the figures worth knowing
A lot of Madbury works one town over
27% of working residents work in a town that borders Madbury: Durham (13%), Dover (8%) and Lee (6%). Next door ↓
Madbury is a place people come home to
There are 259 jobs based in Madbury, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Madbury has about 1,300 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 923 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The figures behind Madbury’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Madbury is better than 87% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Madbury’s grade up ($148,365, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 43% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Madbury could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
The daily flow of workers through Madbury
On a workday 910 residents head out to work, 13 work right here, and 246 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,300 people are in Madbury on a workday afternoon, 34% fewer than live here.
0.28 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 Madbury commutes to
Where Madbury clocks in
15% of workers
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.
What the 259 jobs in Madbury are
259 jobs are based in Madbury.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Madbury, 2014 → 2024: 246 → 259. 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 Madbury’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Madbury: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Madbury workers work from home, vs 17% across New Hampshire. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,003 commuters (the 14% 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.
The commute from Madbury, by distance
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.
Madbury is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Madbury is more walkable than 39% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Madbury 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 1,166 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). 1.5% of Madbury households have no vehicle (New Hampshire 4.6%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Madbury’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Madbury is 475th of 5,921 U.S. towns of 1,300 to 2,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 181 | Newfields NH | 1,775 | $198K | 2.4% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 267 | Hampton Falls NH | 2,379 | $166K | 4.0% | 2.8% | 7% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 299 | Kensington NH | 2,092 | $165K | 1.9% | 3.6% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 473 | El Portal FL | 1,943 | $108K | 5.8% | 4.3% | <1% | A |
| 474 | Solway Township MN | 2,005 | $101K | 4.1% | 1.4% | 1% | A |
| 475 | Madbury NH | 1,927 | $148K | 4.9% | 2.1% | 1% | A |
| 476 | Yalaha FL | 1,404 | $121K | 0.0% | 0.0% | <1% | A |
| 477 | Cataula GA | 1,522 | $124K | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 5,921 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 7% | 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 Madbury, the top three, the last and three more from New Hampshire.
Work next door: 27% of Madbury’s workers
The biggest share goes to Durham (13%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Madbury workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madbury | – | A | C+ | 25 min | $148,365 |
| Durham | 13% | A | A− | 19 min | $124,056 |
| Dover | 8% | B+ | A− | 23 min | $94,829 |
| Lee | 6% | A | B− | 28 min | $131,579 |
| Barrington | under 3% | A− | C− | 30 min | $110,323 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Madbury’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 Madbury: questions
What is the median household income in Madbury?
$148,365 (±$30,043) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,031 across New Hampshire and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Madbury?
4.9%, against 7.2% across New Hampshire and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Madbury?
25 minutes each way on average, against 27 across New Hampshire and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Madbury work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Portsmouth (15%, 11 mi), Durham (13%, 4 mi), Dover (8%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Madbury walkable?
Madbury is more walkable than 39% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 6.5 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Madbury without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Madbury, from the people who make the trip.
More of Madbury
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.