Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Most of Rollinsford commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Rollinsford report 510 jobs, and 1,312 of its residents work somewhere. The two grades for Rollinsford are B+ for jobs and income and B− for walkability. At home: 26% of workers have no commute at all (New Hampshire 17%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Rollinsford and work: the main findings
Rollinsford makes and builds things
54% of the jobs based in Rollinsford are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Rollinsford residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 18%. The jobs ↓
Home offices are common in Rollinsford
26% of Rollinsford workers work from home, against 17% across New Hampshire. Time on the road ↓
Rollinsford empties out on a workday
About 1,800 people are in Rollinsford on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than the 2,600 who live here: 1,200 head out to work and 440 come in. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Rollinsford
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Rollinsford is better than 69% of U.S. towns, #63 of 126 in New Hampshire. The poverty rate holds Rollinsford’s grade up (4.8%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 47% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Rollinsford could be anywhere from C+ to A.
A place that makes things: 54% of Rollinsford’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rollinsford, 2014 → 2024: 492 → 510. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Rollinsford’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Rollinsford: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rollinsford workers work from home, vs 17% across New Hampshire. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,141 commuters (the 26% 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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Rollinsford
On a workday 1,238 residents head out to work, 74 work right here, and 436 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,800 people are in Rollinsford on a workday afternoon, 31% 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 2024, primary jobs.
16% of working residents work in Portsmouth
Where Rollinsford clocks in
16% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Rollinsford
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The commute in Rollinsford is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Rollinsford is more walkable than 45% of U.S. towns, #64 of 126 in New Hampshire. Both inputs place Rollinsford 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 1,540 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). 10.6% of Rollinsford households have no vehicle (New Hampshire 4.6%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Rollinsford’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 1,800 to 3,500, Rollinsford ranks 1,278th of 5,083 on jobs and income
| # | 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% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 253 | Mont Vernon NH | 2,698 | $158K | 4.4% | 1.5% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 281 | Hampton Falls NH | 2,379 | $166K | 4.0% | 2.8% | 7% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 321 | Kensington NH | 2,092 | $165K | 1.9% | 3.6% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,276 | Sewanee TN | 2,936 | $136K | 12.0% | 1.0% | 27% | B+ |
| 1,277 | Ault CO | 2,667 | $95K | 4.9% | 4.7% | 4% | B+ |
| 1,278 | Rollinsford NH | 2,621 | $90K | 4.8% | 3.9% | 6% | B+ |
| 1,279 | Creston OH | 2,143 | $69K | 4.8% | 3.8% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,280 | Washington Township IN | 1,848 | $88K | 4.2% | 1.3% | 3% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,083 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 61% | 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 Rollinsford, the top three, the last and three more from New Hampshire.
Work next door: 21% of Rollinsford’s workers
The biggest share goes to Dover (13%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rollinsford workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rollinsford | – | B+ | B− | 26 min | $89,500 |
| Dover | 13% | B+ | A− | 23 min | $94,829 |
| Somersworth | 5% | B | B | 26 min | $74,504 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Rollinsford’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 2024, 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 Rollinsford: questions
What is the median household income in Rollinsford?
$89,500 (±$25,575) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,031 across New Hampshire and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rollinsford?
4.8%, against 7.2% across New Hampshire and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rollinsford?
26 minutes each way on average, against 27 across New Hampshire and 26 nationally. 26% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rollinsford work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Portsmouth (16%, 11 mi), Dover (13%, 3 mi), Somersworth (5%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Rollinsford walkable?
Rollinsford is more walkable than 45% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 6.6 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Rollinsford without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Rollinsford, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rollinsford
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.