Photo: Ken Gallager · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of Sanbornton commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
315 jobs are based in Sanbornton; 1,425 of its residents have a job. The two grades for Sanbornton are B+ for jobs and income and C for walkability. Measured by household income, Sanbornton is ahead of 86% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Sanbornton apart
A lot of Sanbornton works one town over
33% of working residents work in a town that borders Sanbornton: Laconia (11%), Tilton (11%) and Franklin (5%). Next door ↓
Sanbornton is a place people come home to
There are 315 jobs based in Sanbornton, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Sanbornton has about 1,900 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Sanbornton
68% of Sanbornton residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 49% of the jobs based in Sanbornton pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 95% 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.
Why Sanbornton gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Sanbornton is better than 66% of U.S. towns, #70 of 126 in New Hampshire. Household income holds Sanbornton’s grade up ($113,750, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (5.1%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Sanbornton could be anywhere from C to A.
Sanbornton on a workday afternoon
On a workday 1,359 residents head out to work, 66 work right here, and 249 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,900 people are in Sanbornton on a workday afternoon, 37% 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.
What Sanbornton’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sanbornton, 2013 → 2023: 259 → 315. 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 Sanbornton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
13% of working residents work in Concord
Where Sanbornton clocks in
13% of workers
11% of workers
11% 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.
A commute of about 31 minutes in Sanbornton
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sanbornton workers work from home, vs 17% across New Hampshire. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,312 commuters (the 16% 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.
How far Sanbornton’s workers travel
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.
Driving is how Sanbornton gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Sanbornton is more walkable than 30% of U.S. towns, #90 of 126 in New Hampshire. Both inputs place Sanbornton 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 1,558 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). 1.1% of Sanbornton households have no vehicle (New Hampshire 4.6%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Sanbornton’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 2,100 to 4,100, Sanbornton ranks 1,440th of 4,771 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 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 261 | Mont Vernon NH | 2,698 | $158K | 4.4% | 1.5% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 290 | Hampton Falls NH | 2,379 | $166K | 4.0% | 2.8% | 7% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 405 | Wilton NH | 4,015 | $114K | 3.9% | 1.4% | 8% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,438 | Swanton OH | 3,866 | $68K | 10.4% | 1.4% | 9% | B+ |
| 1,439 | Springdale PA | 3,234 | $66K | 3.9% | 5.2% | 4% | B+ |
| 1,440 | Sanbornton NH | 3,038 | $114K | 4.8% | 5.1% | 5% | B+ |
| 1,441 | Kingsbury NV | 2,209 | $96K | 1.1% | 4.5% | 16% | B+ |
| 1,442 | Bethlehem WV | 2,520 | $83K | 8.8% | 3.0% | 2% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,771 | 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.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Sanbornton, the top three, the last and three more from New Hampshire.
Next door is work for 33% of Sanbornton
The biggest share goes to Laconia (11%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sanbornton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanbornton | – | B+ | C | 31 min | $113,750 |
| Franklin | 5% | B | C | 32 min | $71,648 |
| Belmont | 3% | B− | B− | 25 min | $69,063 |
| Hill | under 3% | C | D | 35 min | $82,125 |
| Laconia | 11% | B− | B+ | 17 min | $73,218 |
| Meredith | 3% | B− | A− | 26 min | $87,019 |
| Tilton | 11% | C+ | A− | 25 min | $66,667 |
| New Hampton | under 3% | B | B− | 33 min | $95,250 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sanbornton’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 Sanbornton: questions
What is the median household income in Sanbornton?
$113,750 (±$40,766) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,031 across New Hampshire and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sanbornton?
4.8%, against 7.2% across New Hampshire and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sanbornton?
31 minutes each way on average, against 27 across New Hampshire and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sanbornton work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Concord (13%, 20 mi), Laconia (11%, 7 mi), Tilton (11%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Sanbornton walkable?
Sanbornton is more walkable than 30% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 5.9 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Sanbornton without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sanbornton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sanbornton
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.