Buckminster-Kingsbury Farm · Photo: Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 3.0Roxbury has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Commuters spend 21 minutes getting to work on average, against 27 across New Hampshire and 26 nationally. There are 26 jobs in Roxbury, against 117 working residents. 1% of workers work from home (New Hampshire 17%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Roxbury quiets down on a workday
On a workday 116 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 25 people come in from elsewhere.
About 130 people are in Roxbury 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.
35% of working residents work in Keene
Where Roxbury clocks in
35% of workers
4% of workers
3% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Roxbury
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Roxbury, 2013 → 2023: 12 → 26. 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 Roxbury’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Roxbury’s commute takes about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Roxbury workers work from home, vs 17% across New Hampshire. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 139 commuters (the 1% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Roxbury
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 next door: 35% of Roxbury’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Roxbury workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roxbury | – | — | — | 21 min | $69,226 |
| Keene | 35% | B | A | 17 min | $78,445 |
| Harrisville | under 2% | B | B+ | 27 min | $103,036 |
| Marlborough | under 2% | B− | B | 21 min | $69,032 |
| Nelson | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Nelson: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Keene. Darker towns draw more of Roxbury’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 Roxbury: questions
What is the median household income in Roxbury?
$69,226 (±$14,104) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,031 across New Hampshire and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Roxbury?
3.7%, against 7.2% across New Hampshire and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Roxbury?
21 minutes each way on average, against 27 across New Hampshire and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Roxbury work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Keene (35%, 5 mi), Peterborough (4%, 14 mi), Nashua (3%, 38 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Roxbury without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Roxbury, from the people who make the trip.
More of Roxbury
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.