Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domainWith 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Sugar Hill works elsewhere
Only 3% work in Sugar Hill itself; outside it, Littleton draws the most (19%, 9 miles). Sugar Hill has 135 jobs, against 330 working residents. The average commute takes 26 minutes each way, next to 27 for New Hampshire and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Sugar Hill in brief
A lot of Sugar Hill works one town over
26% of working residents work in a town that borders Sugar Hill: Bethlehem (13%), Franconia (10%) and Lisbon (3%). Next door ↓
A longer commute than the towns next door
Sugar Hill averages 26 minutes each way, more than any bordering town (20 to 22 minutes). Next door ↓
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 330 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who commutes out of Sugar Hill, and who commutes in
On a workday 320 residents head out to work, 10 work right here, and 125 people come in from elsewhere.
About 490 people are in Sugar Hill on a workday afternoon, 28% 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.
The places Sugar Hill commutes to
Where Sugar Hill clocks in
19% of workers
13% of workers
10% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Sugar Hill
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sugar Hill, 2014 → 2024: 193 → 135. 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 Sugar Hill’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 26 minutes from Sugar Hill
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sugar Hill workers work from home, vs 17% across New Hampshire. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 248 commuters (the 17% 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.
Sugar Hill’s commute, mile by mile
About 22% 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.
The towns next door employ 26% of Sugar Hill
The biggest share goes to Bethlehem (13%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sugar Hill workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar Hill | – | — | — | 26 min | $154,091 |
| Franconia | 10% | C+ | B+ | 20 min | $87,292 |
| Lisbon | 3% | C | C+ | 22 min | $65,500 |
| Bethlehem | 13% | C | B− | 20 min | $85,029 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sugar Hill’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 Sugar Hill: questions
What is the median household income in Sugar Hill?
$154,091 (±$31,890) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,031 across New Hampshire and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sugar Hill?
0.9%, against 7.2% across New Hampshire and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sugar Hill?
26 minutes each way on average, against 27 across New Hampshire and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sugar Hill work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Littleton (19%, 9 mi), Bethlehem (13%, 10 mi), Franconia (10%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Sugar Hill 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 Sugar Hill, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sugar Hill
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.