Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 4.0Orange has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
7 jobs are based in Orange; 125 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Orange itself; outside it, Lebanon draws the most (15%, 17 miles). The trip to work takes 28 minutes on average; New Hampshire averages 27, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Orange
On a workday 125 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About 170 people are in Orange on a workday afternoon, 41% 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 people from Orange work
Where Orange clocks in
15% of workers
13% of workers
5% 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.
In Orange, 100% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Orange’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Orange spends getting to work: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Orange workers work from home, vs 17% across New Hampshire. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 114 commuters (the 21% 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.
Half of Orange commutes less than 17 miles
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.
Work in the towns next to Orange
The biggest share goes to Canaan (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Orange workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orange | – | — | — | 28 min | $118,750 |
| Alexandria | under 3% | C+ | D | 37 min | $89,194 |
| Canaan | 5% | C− | B− | 30 min | $81,583 |
| Grafton | under 3% | C+ | D | 43 min | $81,563 |
| Groton | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Dorchester | under 3% | — | — | 40 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Groton and Dorchester: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Orange’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 Orange: questions
What is the median household income in Orange?
$118,750 (±$39,217) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,031 across New Hampshire and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Orange?
9.4%, against 7.2% across New Hampshire and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Orange?
28 minutes each way on average, against 27 across New Hampshire and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Orange work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lebanon (15%, 17 mi), Bristol (13%, 11 mi), Hanover (5%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Orange 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 Orange, from the people who make the trip.
More of Orange
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.