Photo: Ken Gallager at Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0Washington has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs and income earn Washington C+; getting around on foot earns it D. Employers in Washington report 74 jobs for 497 working residents. Only 2% work in Washington itself; outside it, Newport draws the most (13%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Washington apart
Washington is a place people come home to
There are 74 jobs based in Washington, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Washington has about 800 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Washington workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 27 across New Hampshire. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 69 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 497 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Jobs & income in Washington: the grade in detail
On income, poverty and job access, Washington is better than 44% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Washington’s grade up ($89,453, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down. It also does well on the poverty rate.
Unemployment (0.5%) is left out: Washington’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Washington could be anywhere from C to B.
The workday shuffle in and out of Washington
On a workday 486 residents head out to work, 11 work right here, and 63 people come in from elsewhere.
About 800 people are in Washington 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.
Getting to work from Washington takes about 36 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Washington workers work from home, vs 17% across New Hampshire. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 503 commuters (the 15% 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 the trip to work from Washington ends
Where Washington clocks in
13% 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.
Washington is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Washington, 2013 → 2023: 56 → 74. 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 Washington’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Washington 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.
Few in Washington walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Washington is more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Washington near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 591 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). 5.8% of Washington households have no vehicle (New Hampshire 4.6%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Washington’s commuters take a bus or train.
Washington next to U.S. towns of 900 to 1,600: 1,710th of 4,312 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 462 | Mason NH | 1,460 | $111K | 4.7% | 2.7% | 7% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 623 | Center Harbor NH | 1,049 | $104K | 2.0% | 2.8% | 4% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 699 | Wilmot NH | 1,471 | $118K | 2.3% | 1.6% | 2% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,708 | Brackettville TX | 1,327 | $69K | 10.5% | 1.3% | 19% | C+ |
| 1,709 | Brunswick Township MN | 1,397 | $92K | 8.6% | 6.3% | 1% | C+ |
| 1,710 | Washington NH | 1,221 | $89K | 8.7% | 0.5% | 2% | C+ |
| 1,711 | Wetmore Township PA | 1,567 | $83K | 6.3% | 0.3% | 6% | C+ |
| 1,712 | Royalton WI | 1,330 | $79K | 9.1% | 5.7% | 1% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,312 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 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 Washington, the top three, the last and three more from New Hampshire.
How Washington compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Lempster (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Washington workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | – | C+ | D | 36 min | $89,453 |
| Bradford | under 3% | B− | A− | 32 min | $108,015 |
| Lempster | 5% | C+ | D | 37 min | $86,607 |
| Marlow | under 3% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Goshen | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Windsor | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Hillsborough | 4% | B+ | C+ | 41 min | $84,495 |
| Stoddard | under 3% | B | C− | 34 min | $94,904 |
Same-state neighbors only. Marlow and Windsor: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Goshen: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Washington’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 Washington: questions
What is the median household income in Washington?
$89,453 (±$12,256) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,031 across New Hampshire and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Washington?
8.7%, against 7.2% across New Hampshire and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Washington?
36 minutes each way on average, against 27 across New Hampshire and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Washington work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Newport (13%, 14 mi), Claremont (7%, 18 mi), Lebanon (5%, 32 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Washington walkable?
Washington is more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.7 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Washington without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Washington, from the people who make the trip.
More of Washington
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.