Photo: Ken Gallager · CC BY-SA 3.0Raymond has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs & income A−: better than 79% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #46 of 126 in New Hampshire.
Walkability C: more walkable than 30% of U.S. towns · #91 of 126 in New Hampshire.
Household incomes here are higher than in 80% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 30 minutes each way (New Hampshire 27, U.S. 26). Only 8% work in Raymond; the top destination outside it is Manchester (10%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Raymond
Stores, warehouses and trucking
53% of the jobs in Raymond are in trade, transport and utilities, against 23% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Raymond
70% of Raymond residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 48% of the jobs based in Raymond pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 92% leave town for their job. 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.
What’s behind Raymond’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Raymond is better than 79% of U.S. towns, #46 of 126 in New Hampshire. Household income is its strongest input ($104,597, U.S. $80,734); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 58% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Raymond could be anywhere from B to A.
What the 3,168 jobs in Raymond are
3,168 jobs are based in Raymond. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Raymond’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Raymond, 2013 → 2023: 2,753 → 3,168. 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.
Raymond quiets down on a workday
On a workday 5,813 residents head out to work, 486 work right here, and 2,682 people come in from elsewhere.
About 7,900 people are in Raymond on a workday afternoon, 28% fewer than live here.
0.50 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.
10% of working residents work in Manchester
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Raymond clocks in
10% of workers
6% of workers
5% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
About 30 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 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Raymond workers work from home, vs 17% across New Hampshire. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,283 commuters (the 9% 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.
Half of Raymond commutes less than 17 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 Raymond start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Raymond is more walkable than 30% of U.S. towns, #91 of 126 in New Hampshire. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.6% across New Hampshire.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 5,832 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). 3.3% of Raymond households have no vehicle (New Hampshire 4.6%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Raymond’s commuters take a bus or train.
Raymond is 793rd of 2,507 U.S. towns of 8,000 to 15,000 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Raymond, the top three, the last and three more from New Hampshire.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 118 | Hollis NH | 8,819 | $169K | 1.9% | 2.0% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 209 | Amherst NH | 11,985 | $153K | 4.4% | 1.5% | 9% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 248 | Litchfield NH | 8,704 | $162K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 6% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 791 | Gateway FL | 11,176 | $107K | 3.6% | 4.7% | 5% | A− |
| 792 | Mounds View MN | 12,786 | $90K | 12.0% | 2.8% | 4% | A− |
| 793 | Raymond NH | 11,050 | $105K | 6.7% | 3.0% | 8% | A− |
| 794 | North Mankato MN | 14,165 | $81K | 4.5% | 2.8% | 19% | A− |
| 795 | Fairview Township PA | 11,494 | $112K | 4.9% | 3.7% | 12% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,507 | Roma TX | 11,543 | $25K | 37.1% | 12.4% | 22% | 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.
Raymond and the towns next door
Darker towns draw more of Raymond’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Raymond workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond | – | A− | C | 30 min | $104,597 |
| Chester | under 3% | A | C | 35 min | $142,212 |
| Fremont | under 3% | A | C− | 33 min | $120,781 |
| Epping | under 3% | A | B− | 32 min | $104,220 |
| Candia | under 3% | A− | B− | 34 min | $119,737 |
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 Raymond: questions
What is the median household income in Raymond?
$104,597 (±$9,615) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,031 across New Hampshire and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Raymond?
6.7%, against 7.2% across New Hampshire and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Raymond?
30 minutes each way on average, against 27 across New Hampshire and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Raymond work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Manchester (10%, 13 mi), Portsmouth (6%, 21 mi), Exeter (5%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Raymond walkable?
Raymond is more walkable than 30% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.5 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Raymond without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Raymond, from the people who make the trip.
More of Raymond
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.