Waterloo Historic District · Photo: Ken Gallager at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Fewer people are out of work in Warner (1.3%) than in 92% of U.S. towns
Only 6% stay in Warner for work; outside it, Concord is the main destination (23%, 14 miles). Warner grades B+ for jobs and income and B for walkability. Household incomes here are higher than in 72% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Warner, in a few figures
Many jobs in Warner pay little
30% of the jobs based in Warner pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. Young workers hold many of them: 33% of all the jobs here go to people 29 or younger. The jobs ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Warner
67% of Warner residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 49% of the jobs based in Warner pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 94% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Warner 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.
The four measures behind Warner’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Warner is better than 68% of U.S. towns, #65 of 126 in New Hampshire. Unemployment holds Warner’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 26% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Warner could be anywhere from B− to A−.
What Warner’s employers do
841 jobs are based in Warner.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Warner, 2013 → 2023: 861 → 841. 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 Warner’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 32 minutes each way, longer than most of New Hampshire
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Warner workers work from home, vs 17% across New Hampshire. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,316 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.
The daily flow of workers through Warner
On a workday 1,438 residents head out to work, 87 work right here, and 754 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,200 people are in Warner on a workday afternoon, 24% fewer than live here.
0.55 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where people from Warner work
Where Warner clocks in
23% of workers
8% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Warner
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.
Getting around Warner: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Warner is more walkable than 65% of U.S. towns, #35 of 126 in New Hampshire. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 5.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.6% across New Hampshire, on an EPA index of 6.4.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,578 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). 4.7% of Warner households have no vehicle (New Hampshire 4.6%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Warner’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Warner is 1,358th among 4,882 U.S. towns of 2,000 to 3,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 261 | Mont Vernon NH | 2,698 | $158K | 4.4% | 1.5% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 288 | Hampton Falls NH | 2,379 | $166K | 4.0% | 2.8% | 7% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 328 | Kensington NH | 2,092 | $165K | 1.9% | 3.6% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,356 | Benton Township MI | 2,776 | $97K | 4.9% | 5.8% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,357 | Little Traverse Township MI | 2,622 | $88K | 5.8% | 2.0% | 7% | B+ |
| 1,358 | Warner NH | 2,902 | $94K | 8.4% | 1.3% | 6% | B+ |
| 1,359 | Sheldon TX | 2,208 | $69K | 0.8% | 7.8% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,360 | Troy TX | 3,585 | $86K | 4.0% | 5.6% | 3% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,882 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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 Warner, the top three, the last and three more from New Hampshire.
The towns around Warner
The biggest share goes to Hopkinton (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Warner workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warner | – | B+ | B | 32 min | $94,022 |
| Bradford | under 2% | B− | A− | 32 min | $108,015 |
| Sutton | under 2% | B+ | C− | 29 min | $130,313 |
| Salisbury | under 2% | B | C− | 32 min | $111,591 |
| Webster | 2% | B+ | C− | 31 min | $107,171 |
| Wilmot | under 2% | B+ | C− | 33 min | $117,759 |
| Hopkinton | 5% | A | C | 22 min | $137,477 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Warner’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 Warner: questions
What is the median household income in Warner?
$94,022 (±$17,661) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,031 across New Hampshire and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Warner?
8.4%, against 7.2% across New Hampshire and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Warner?
32 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 Warner work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Concord (23%, 14 mi), Manchester (8%, 28 mi), Hopkinton (5%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Warner walkable?
Warner is more walkable than 65% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 6.4 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Warner without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Warner, from the people who make the trip.
More of Warner
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. 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.