Photo: Ken Gallager at en.wikipedia · Public domainStark has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Stark has 10 jobs, against 200 working residents. Hardly any stay in Stark for work; outside it, Lancaster is the main destination (17%, 11 miles). The trip to work takes 34 minutes on average, against 27 across New Hampshire and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Stark, in a few figures
Stark is a place people come home to
There are 10 jobs based in Stark, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Stark has about 270 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
31% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Stark workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 27 across New Hampshire. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (18 to 30 minutes). Time on the road ↓
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; with 200 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily commute in and out of Stark
On a workday 199 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere.
About 270 people are in Stark 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.
How far Stark’s workers travel
About 31% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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.
From Stark, about 34 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Stark workers work from home, vs 17% across New Hampshire. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 155 commuters (the 14% 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.
Where the trip to work from Stark ends
Where Stark clocks in
17% of workers
15% 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.
Most jobs in Stark are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Stark, 2013 → 2023: 22 → 10. 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 Stark’s own residents hold wherever they work.
18% of Stark works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Northumberland (15%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Stark workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stark | – | — | — | 34 min | $71,750 |
| Northumberland | 15% | D− | B | 18 min | $40,268 |
| Dummer | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Milan | under 2% | C | C | 30 min | $70,300 |
| Stratford | 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Dummer and Stratford: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Stark’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 Stark: questions
What is the median household income in Stark?
$71,750 (±$22,976) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,031 across New Hampshire and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Stark?
8.3%, against 7.2% across New Hampshire and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Stark?
34 minutes each way on average, against 27 across New Hampshire and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Stark work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lancaster (17%, 11 mi), Northumberland (15%, 6 mi), Littleton (8%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Stark without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Stark, from the people who make the trip.
More of Stark
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.