Photo: Unknown photographer · Public domainSullivan has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
A typical one-way commute lasts 32 minutes, next to 27 for New Hampshire and 26 for the U.S. Sullivan has 47 jobs, and 288 of its residents work somewhere. Home is the office for 4% of workers, where New Hampshire as a whole has 17%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Sullivan in brief
Sullivan is a place people come home to
There are 47 jobs based in Sullivan, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Sullivan has about 460 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Sullivan workers work from home
Only 4% of workers work from home, against 17% across New Hampshire. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Sullivan workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 27 across New Hampshire. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 38 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 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 288 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How many people are in Sullivan by day
On a workday 282 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 41 people come in from elsewhere.
About 460 people are in Sullivan on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
Time on the road from Sullivan: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sullivan workers work from home, vs 17% across New Hampshire. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 368 commuters (the 4% 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.
26% of working residents work in Keene
Where Sullivan clocks in
26% of workers
5% of workers
3% 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.
30% of the jobs in Sullivan make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sullivan, 2013 → 2023: 35 → 47. 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 Sullivan’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Sullivan works
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.
Work next door: 26% of Sullivan’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sullivan workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sullivan | – | — | — | 32 min | $106,667 |
| Gilsum | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Keene | 26% | B | A | 17 min | $78,445 |
| Nelson | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Stoddard | under 3% | B | C− | 34 min | $94,904 |
Same-state neighbors only. Gilsum and Nelson: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Keene. Darker towns draw more of Sullivan’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 Sullivan: questions
What is the median household income in Sullivan?
$106,667 (±$20,288) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,031 across New Hampshire and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sullivan?
4.1%, against 7.2% across New Hampshire and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sullivan?
32 minutes each way on average, against 27 across New Hampshire and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sullivan work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Keene (26%, 7 mi), Peterborough (5%, 16 mi), Lebanon (3%, 42 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Sullivan without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sullivan, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sullivan
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.