Most of Suncook commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Suncook has 969 jobs, and 2,897 of its residents work somewhere. Only 4% work in Suncook; the top destination outside it is Concord (20%, 9 miles). A typical one-way commute from Suncook lasts 25 minutes (New Hampshire 27, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Suncook apart
Suncook by day and by night
On a workday 2,795 residents head out to work, 102 work right here, and 867 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,500 people are in Suncook 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.
The towns that employ Suncook’s residents
Where Suncook clocks in
20% of workers
18% 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.
Jobs in Suncook: what the 969 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Suncook, 2013 → 2023: 1,035 → 969. 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 Suncook’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 25 minutes to work from Suncook
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Suncook workers work from home, vs 17% across New Hampshire. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,366 commuters (the 16% 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.
Suncook’s commute, mile by mile
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.
11% of Suncook works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Hooksett (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Suncook workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suncook | – | — | — | 25 min | $79,836 |
| Allenstown | 2% | B− | B+ | 24 min | $72,500 |
| Bow | 3% | A | C | 27 min | $172,857 |
| Hooksett | 6% | A | B− | 27 min | $117,962 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Suncook’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 Suncook: questions
What is the median household income in Suncook?
$79,836 (±$25,204) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,031 across New Hampshire and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Suncook?
12.9%, against 7.2% across New Hampshire and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Suncook?
25 minutes each way on average, against 27 across New Hampshire and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Suncook work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Concord (20%, 9 mi), Manchester (18%, 10 mi), Pembroke (6%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Suncook without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Suncook, from the people who make the trip.
More of Suncook
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.