Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 3.0Work and commuting in South Hooksett
For 7% of workers, the job is at home (New Hampshire 17%). At 26 minutes each way, commutes from South Hooksett run about the New Hampshire average. 3,276 jobs are based in South Hooksett; 2,845 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in South Hooksett
South Hooksett trades workers with the towns around it
South Hooksett has about as many jobs (3,276) as working residents (2,845), but they are mostly different people: 2,763 residents leave for work each day while 3,194 people come in. Only 3% of the jobs in South Hooksett are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
South Hooksett and Manchester trade workers both ways
Manchester is the top workplace for South Hooksett residents (28%) and also where the most people who work in South Hooksett come from (19% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Fewer jobs are based in South Hooksett than ten years ago
Jobs counted in South Hooksett fell from 4,615 in 2013 to 3,276 in 2023, −29%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. 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.
Who commutes out of South Hooksett, and who commutes in
On a workday 2,763 residents head out to work, 82 work right here, and 3,194 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.15 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
28% of working residents work in Manchester
Where South Hooksett clocks in
28% of workers
9% of workers
8% 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 South Hooksett
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in South Hooksett, 2013 → 2023: 4,615 → 3,276. 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 South Hooksett’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long South Hooksett spends getting to work: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of South Hooksett workers work from home, vs 17% across New Hampshire. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,226 commuters (the 7% 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 South Hooksett’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.
28% of South Hooksett works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | South Hooksett workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Hooksett | – | — | — | 26 min | $130,000 |
| Manchester | 28% | B+ | A− | 24 min | $81,007 |
| Auburn | under 2% | A+ | C+ | 28 min | $153,253 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Manchester. Darker towns draw more of South Hooksett’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 South Hooksett: questions
What is the median household income in South Hooksett?
$130,000 (±$14,661) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,031 across New Hampshire and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in South Hooksett?
4.0%, against 7.2% across New Hampshire and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from South Hooksett?
26 minutes each way on average, against 27 across New Hampshire and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in South Hooksett work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Manchester (28%, 3 mi), Hooksett (9%, 4 mi), Concord (8%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around South Hooksett 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 South Hooksett, from the people who make the trip.
More of South Hooksett
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.