Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 4.0Surry has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
60 jobs are based in Surry for 409 working residents. Only 1% stay in Surry for work; outside it, Keene is the main destination (24%, 5 miles). The trip to work takes 22 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 Surry, in a few figures
Surry and Keene trade workers both ways
Keene is the top workplace for Surry residents (24%) and also where the most people who work in Surry come from (28% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Surry is a place people come home to
There are 60 jobs based in Surry, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Surry has about 510 people in it, 40% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Surry are quick
The average trip to work takes 22 minutes, against 27 across New Hampshire. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical New Hampshire 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 409 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where people from Surry work
Where Surry clocks in
24% of workers
7% of workers
5% 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.
The daily flow of workers through Surry
On a workday 403 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 54 people come in from elsewhere.
About 510 people are in Surry on a workday afternoon, 40% 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 Surry: about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Surry workers work from home, vs 17% across New Hampshire. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 451 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.
The kinds of work in Surry
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Surry, 2013 → 2023: 42 → 60. 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 Surry’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Surry
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.
Next door is work for 32% of Surry
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Surry workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surry | – | — | — | 22 min | $110,125 |
| Westmoreland | under 3% | B+ | C | 23 min | $104,444 |
| Gilsum | 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Keene | 24% | B | A | 17 min | $78,445 |
| Alstead | 5% | C | D | 32 min | $64,526 |
Same-state neighbors only. Gilsum: 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 Surry’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 Surry: questions
What is the median household income in Surry?
$110,125 (±$24,607) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,031 across New Hampshire and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Surry?
3.1%, against 7.2% across New Hampshire and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Surry?
22 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 Surry work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Keene (24%, 5 mi), Walpole (7%, 5 mi), Alstead (5%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Surry without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Surry, from the people who make the trip.
More of Surry
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.