With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Seabrook Beach works elsewhere
40% of workers work from home, next to 17% for New Hampshire as a whole. 185 jobs are based in Seabrook Beach, against 512 working residents. Only 5% work in Seabrook Beach; the top destination outside it is Seabrook (14%, 2 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Seabrook Beach apart
Home offices are common in Seabrook Beach
40% of Seabrook Beach workers work from home, against 17% across New Hampshire. Time on the road ↓
Seabrook Beach workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 27 across New Hampshire. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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; with 512 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Seabrook Beach’s commute takes about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Seabrook Beach workers work from home, vs 17% across New Hampshire. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 242 commuters (the 40% 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 daily flow of workers through Seabrook Beach
On a workday 484 residents head out to work, 28 work right here, and 157 people come in from elsewhere.
About 670 people are in Seabrook Beach on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
Commuting out of Seabrook Beach: the destinations
Where Seabrook Beach clocks in
14% of workers
9% of workers
6% 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.
The kinds of work in Seabrook Beach
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Seabrook Beach, 2014 → 2024: 176 → 185. 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 Seabrook Beach’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Seabrook Beach
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.
Around Seabrook Beach: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Seabrook Beach workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seabrook Beach | – | — | — | 33 min | $93,571 |
| Hampton Falls | under 3% | A | B | 32 min | $166,157 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Seabrook Beach’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 Seabrook Beach: questions
What is the median household income in Seabrook Beach?
$93,571 (±$42,931) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,031 across New Hampshire and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Seabrook Beach?
7.8%, against 7.2% across New Hampshire and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Seabrook Beach?
33 minutes each way on average, against 27 across New Hampshire and 26 nationally. 40% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Seabrook Beach work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Seabrook (14%, 2 mi), Portsmouth (9%, 13 mi), Hampton (6%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Seabrook Beach without a car?
0% 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 Seabrook Beach, from the people who make the trip.
More of Seabrook Beach
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.