Photo: Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of Milton commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Jobs and income earn Milton B; getting around on foot earns it D. Milton has 610 jobs; 2,115 of its residents have a job. Only 5% work in Milton; the top destination outside it is Portsmouth (13%, 30 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Milton stands out on work
Milton makes and builds things
46% of the jobs based in Milton are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Milton residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 24%. The jobs ↓
Milton’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Milton is Portsmouth, 30 miles away as the crow flies. 13% of working residents (278) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Milton workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 27 across New Hampshire. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Milton is a place people come home to
There are 610 jobs based in Milton, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Milton has about 3,100 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Milton has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Milton went from 434 in 2013 to 610 in 2023, +41%. The jobs ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Why Milton gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Milton is better than 61% of U.S. towns, #84 of 126 in New Hampshire. Household income holds Milton’s grade up ($94,493, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 29% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Milton could be anywhere from C− to A.
Milton makes things: 46% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Milton, 2013 → 2023: 434 → 610. 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 Milton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Milton works
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.
Milton’s commute takes about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Milton workers work from home, vs 17% across New Hampshire. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,121 commuters (the 19% 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.
Who commutes out of Milton, and who commutes in
On a workday 2,002 residents head out to work, 113 work right here, and 497 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,100 people are in Milton on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
Where Milton’s working residents head each day
Where Milton clocks in
13% of workers
13% of workers
12% 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.
Driving is how Milton gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Milton is more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns, #120 of 126 in New Hampshire. Both inputs place Milton 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 2,614 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). 0.0% of Milton households have no vehicle (New Hampshire 4.6%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Milton’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Milton ranks: 1,625th of 3,938 U.S. towns of 3,200 to 6,200
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 142 | Brookline NH | 5,858 | $171K | 0.6% | 0.9% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 157 | North Hampton NH | 4,526 | $146K | 2.9% | 1.5% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 216 | Greenland NH | 4,143 | $163K | 0.5% | 2.3% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,623 | Bethlehem NC | 4,101 | $88K | 4.5% | 6.0% | 4% | B |
| 1,624 | Durham ME | 4,399 | $99K | 4.2% | 6.5% | 6% | B |
| 1,625 | Milton NH | 4,562 | $94K | 8.1% | 3.2% | 5% | B |
| 1,626 | South Sarasota FL | 4,837 | $93K | 9.5% | 5.8% | 6% | B |
| 1,627 | Bangor Base WA | 6,112 | $80K | 5.4% | 4.4% | 5% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 3,938 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Milton, the top three, the last and three more from New Hampshire.
Next door to Milton
The biggest share goes to Wakefield (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Milton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton | – | B | D | 33 min | $94,493 |
| Farmington | under 3% | C | C− | 29 min | $66,943 |
| Wakefield | 2% | B | C− | 36 min | $100,976 |
| Middleton | under 3% | B | D | 39 min | $101,696 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Milton’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 Milton: questions
What is the median household income in Milton?
$94,493 (±$27,483) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,031 across New Hampshire and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Milton?
8.1%, against 7.2% across New Hampshire and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Milton?
33 minutes each way on average, against 27 across New Hampshire and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Milton work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Portsmouth (13%, 30 mi), Rochester (13%, 11 mi), Dover (12%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Milton walkable?
Milton is more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.1 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Milton without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Milton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Milton
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.