Dame School · Photo: Ken Gallager · CC BY-SA 3.0Unemployment in Nottingham (0.0%) is among the lowest in the country
Jobs & income A: better than 86% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #26 of 126 in New Hampshire.
Walkability C−: more walkable than 15% of U.S. towns · #118 of 126 in New Hampshire.
Household incomes here are higher than in 89% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 34 minutes each way (New Hampshire 27, U.S. 26). Only 4% work in Nottingham; the top destination outside it is Portsmouth (11%, 18 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Nottingham
Nottingham is a place people come home to
There are 378 jobs based in Nottingham, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Nottingham has about 2,800 people in it, 50% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Nottingham workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 27 across New Hampshire. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 54 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.
What’s behind Nottingham’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Nottingham is better than 86% of U.S. towns, #26 of 126 in New Hampshire. Unemployment holds Nottingham’s grade up (0.0%, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 13% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Nottingham could be anywhere from A− to A.
Nottingham quiets down on a workday
On a workday 3,004 residents head out to work, 114 work right here, and 264 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,800 people are in Nottingham on a workday afternoon, 50% fewer than live here.
0.12 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 2023, primary jobs.
About 34 minutes each way, longer than most of New Hampshire
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Nottingham workers work from home, vs 17% across New Hampshire. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,251 commuters (the 22% 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.
11% of working residents work in Portsmouth
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Nottingham clocks in
11% of workers
7% of workers
6% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
What the 378 jobs in Nottingham are
378 jobs are based in Nottingham. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Nottingham’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Nottingham, 2013 → 2023: 282 → 378. 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.
Half of Nottingham commutes less than 18 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Most trips from Nottingham start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Nottingham is more walkable than 15% of U.S. towns, #118 of 126 in New Hampshire. Both inputs place Nottingham 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 2,893 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 0.0 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). 0.7% of Nottingham households have no vehicle (New Hampshire 4.6%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Nottingham’s commuters take a bus or train.
Nottingham is 567th of 3,612 U.S. towns of 3,800 to 7,400 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Nottingham, the top three, the last and three more from New Hampshire.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 118 | Auburn NH | 6,336 | $153K | 2.5% | 1.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 152 | Brookline NH | 5,858 | $171K | 0.6% | 0.9% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 172 | North Hampton NH | 4,526 | $146K | 2.9% | 1.5% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 565 | Ralston NE | 6,382 | $69K | 4.0% | 2.2% | 5% | A |
| 566 | Granite Falls WA | 4,686 | $105K | 3.4% | 2.4% | 5% | A |
| 567 | Nottingham NH | 5,490 | $122K | 1.4% | 0.0% | 4% | A |
| 568 | Newton NH | 4,851 | $138K | 7.5% | 2.9% | 4% | A |
| 569 | Lee NH | 4,563 | $132K | 2.6% | 3.3% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,612 | 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.
Nottingham and the towns next door
Darker towns draw more of Nottingham’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Nottingham workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nottingham | – | A | C− | 34 min | $122,201 |
| Deerfield | under 3% | B+ | C+ | 34 min | $131,563 |
| Lee | under 3% | A | B− | 28 min | $131,579 |
| Barrington | under 3% | A− | C− | 30 min | $110,323 |
| Northwood | under 3% | B | B− | 37 min | $129,375 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Nottingham: questions
What is the median household income in Nottingham?
$122,201 (±$20,090) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,031 across New Hampshire and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Nottingham?
1.4%, against 7.2% across New Hampshire and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Nottingham?
34 minutes each way on average, against 27 across New Hampshire and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Nottingham work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Portsmouth (11%, 18 mi), Manchester (7%, 19 mi), Dover (6%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Nottingham walkable?
Nottingham is more walkable than 15% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.3 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Nottingham without a car?
1% 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 Nottingham, from the people who make the trip.
More of Nottingham
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.