Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domainTuftonboro has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
For jobs and income Tuftonboro is better than 48% of U.S. towns (B−); for walkability it is more walkable than 70% of U.S. towns (B+). Tuftonboro has 394 jobs for 904 working residents. Household incomes here are higher than in 77% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Tuftonboro at work: what stands out
A lot of Tuftonboro works one town over
33% of working residents work in a town that borders Tuftonboro: Wolfeboro (23%), Moultonborough (5%) and Ossipee (5%). Next door ↓
Tuftonboro’s workforce skews older
36% of Tuftonboro’s working residents are 55 or older. The jobs ↓
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 904 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The four measures behind Tuftonboro’s grade
The poverty rate holds Tuftonboro’s grade up (4.0%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 3% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Tuftonboro could be anywhere from C to A−.
Jobs in Tuftonboro: what the 394 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Tuftonboro, 2014 → 2024: 321 → 394. 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 Tuftonboro’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A workday in Tuftonboro: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 807 residents head out to work, 97 work right here, and 297 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,200 people are in Tuftonboro on a workday afternoon, 19% 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.
23% of working residents work in Wolfeboro
Where Tuftonboro clocks in
23% of workers
5% 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.
A commute of about 30 minutes in Tuftonboro
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Tuftonboro workers work from home, vs 17% across New Hampshire. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,021 commuters (the 14% 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.
Where in the region Tuftonboro works
About 19% 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.
In Tuftonboro, most people drive to work
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 10.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.6% across New Hampshire, on an EPA index of 6.2.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,191 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.1% of Tuftonboro households have no vehicle (New Hampshire 4.6%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Tuftonboro’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 4,797 U.S. towns of 1,900 to 3,600, Tuftonboro comes 2,332nd on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 239 | Mont Vernon NH | 2,698 | $158K | 4.4% | 1.5% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 266 | Hampton Falls NH | 2,379 | $166K | 4.0% | 2.8% | 7% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 301 | Kensington NH | 2,092 | $165K | 1.9% | 3.6% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,330 | Glen Rock PA | 2,129 | $87K | 8.2% | 8.8% | 1% | B− |
| 2,331 | Pine Grove PA | 2,077 | $64K | 7.8% | 4.3% | 16% | B− |
| 2,332 | Tuftonboro NH | 2,678 | $101K | 4.0% | 6.0% | 11% | B− |
| 2,333 | Underwood-Petersville AL | 3,100 | $48K | 7.4% | 3.2% | 1% | B− |
| 2,334 | Millvale PA | 3,211 | $73K | 17.2% | 5.5% | 5% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,797 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 0% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Tuftonboro, the top three, the last and three more from New Hampshire.
Next door is work for 33% of Tuftonboro
The biggest share goes to Wolfeboro (23%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Tuftonboro workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuftonboro | – | B− | B+ | 30 min | $100,574 |
| Moultonborough | 5% | B+ | B+ | 22 min | $106,693 |
| Wolfeboro | 23% | C+ | B+ | 24 min | $94,375 |
| Alton | under 3% | B+ | C− | 33 min | $113,715 |
| Ossipee | 5% | B | C | 33 min | $90,521 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Tuftonboro’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 Tuftonboro: questions
What is the median household income in Tuftonboro?
$100,574 (±$15,965) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,031 across New Hampshire and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Tuftonboro?
4.0%, against 7.2% across New Hampshire and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Tuftonboro?
30 minutes each way on average, against 27 across New Hampshire and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Tuftonboro work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wolfeboro (23%, 7 mi), Moultonborough (5%, 6 mi), Ossipee (5%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Tuftonboro walkable?
Tuftonboro is more walkable than 70% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 6.2 out of 20, and 10% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Tuftonboro 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 Tuftonboro, from the people who make the trip.
More of Tuftonboro
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.