Photo: AlexiusHoratius · CC BY-SA 3.0Stratford has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
8% of workers have no commute at all; New Hampshire has 17%. 85 jobs are based in Stratford, against 337 working residents. Only 1% work in Stratford itself; outside it, Lancaster draws the most (16%, 17 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Stratford
Stratford is a place people come home to
There are 85 jobs based in Stratford, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Stratford has about 390 people in it, 39% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
39% 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 ↓
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 337 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily flow of workers through Stratford
On a workday 332 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 80 people come in from elsewhere.
About 390 people are in Stratford on a workday afternoon, 39% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Stratford
About 39% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Where the trip to work from Stratford ends
Where Stratford clocks in
16% of workers
10% 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.
Goods, not services: 52% of the jobs in Stratford
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Stratford, 2014 → 2024: 71 → 85. 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 Stratford’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 23 minutes from Stratford
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Stratford workers work from home, vs 17% across New Hampshire. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 339 commuters (the 8% 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.
10% of Stratford works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Stratford workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stratford | – | — | — | 23 min | $49,583 |
| Columbia | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Northumberland | 10% | D− | B | 18 min | $40,268 |
| Stark | under 3% | — | — | 34 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Columbia and Stark: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Northumberland. Darker towns draw more of Stratford’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 Stratford: questions
What is the median household income in Stratford?
$49,583 (±$14,355) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,031 across New Hampshire and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Stratford?
23.3%, against 7.2% across New Hampshire and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Stratford?
23 minutes each way on average, against 27 across New Hampshire and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Stratford work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lancaster (16%, 17 mi), Northumberland (10%, 10 mi), Littleton (6%, 29 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Stratford without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Stratford, from the people who make the trip.
More of Stratford
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.