Photo: Ken Gallager · CC BY-SA 4.0Middleton has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Middleton report 209 jobs; 889 of its residents have a job. Middleton grades B for jobs and income and D for walkability. Household incomes here are higher than in 78% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Middleton, in brief
Middleton is a place people come home to
There are 209 jobs based in Middleton, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Middleton has about 1,200 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Middleton 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. Every town next door averages less (27 to 36 minutes). 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 889 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The four measures behind Middleton’s grade
On income, poverty and job access, Middleton is better than 56% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Middleton’s grade up ($101,696, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 7% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate.
Unemployment (4.5%) is left out: Middleton’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, Middleton could be anywhere from C+ to B+.
How a workday changes Middleton
On a workday 863 residents head out to work, 26 work right here, and 183 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,200 people are in Middleton on a workday afternoon, 37% 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.
About 39 minutes each way, longer than most of New Hampshire
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Middleton workers work from home, vs 17% across New Hampshire. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 680 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.
11% of working residents work in Rochester
Where Middleton clocks in
11% of workers
10% of workers
10% 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.
72% of the jobs in Middleton pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Middleton, 2013 → 2023: 161 → 209. 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 Middleton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Middleton 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.
Driving is how Middleton gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Middleton is more walkable than 15% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Middleton 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 792 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). 2.5% of Middleton households have no vehicle (New Hampshire 4.6%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Middleton’s commuters take a bus or train.
Middleton places 1,890th of 5,656 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 1,300 to 2,500
| # | 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% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 171 | Newfields NH | 1,775 | $198K | 2.4% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 253 | Hampton Falls NH | 2,379 | $166K | 4.0% | 2.8% | 7% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 282 | Kensington NH | 2,092 | $165K | 1.9% | 3.6% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,888 | Merkel TX | 2,496 | $74K | 11.4% | 2.3% | 20% | B |
| 1,889 | Finley Township IN | 1,513 | $131K | 17.1% | 1.2% | 1% | B |
| 1,890 | Middleton NH | 1,863 | $102K | 5.8% | 4.5% | 3% | B |
| 1,891 | Caton NY | 2,023 | $111K | 5.0% | 7.6% | 1% | B |
| 1,892 | Keene Township OH | 1,703 | $73K | 3.8% | 14.6% | <1% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 5,656 | 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 Middleton, the top three, the last and three more from New Hampshire.
Work in the towns next to Middleton
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Middleton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middleton | – | B | D | 39 min | $101,696 |
| Brookfield | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Union | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Milton | under 3% | B | D | 33 min | $94,493 |
| Wakefield | under 3% | B | C− | 36 min | $100,976 |
Same-state neighbors only. Brookfield: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Union: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Middleton’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 Middleton: questions
What is the median household income in Middleton?
$101,696 (±$7,512) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,031 across New Hampshire and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Middleton?
5.8%, against 7.2% across New Hampshire and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Middleton?
39 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 Middleton work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rochester (11%, 14 mi), Dover (10%, 22 mi), Portsmouth (10%, 33 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Middleton walkable?
Middleton is more walkable than 15% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.7 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Middleton 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 Middleton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Middleton
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.