Photo: Chipstata · Public domainWhere Wentworth earns its living
Home is the office for 7% of workers, where New Hampshire as a whole has 17%. Only 5% work in Wentworth; the top destination outside it is Lebanon (15%, 23 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 20 minutes, next to 27 for New Hampshire and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Wentworth in brief
Wentworth’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Wentworth is Lebanon, 23 miles away as the crow flies. 15% of working residents (62) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Commutes from Wentworth are quick
The average trip to work takes 20 minutes, against 27 across New Hampshire. That’s about 54 hours a year less on the road than the typical New Hampshire worker, and quicker than any town next door (26 to 40 minutes). Time on the road ↓
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 410 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How far Wentworth’s workers travel
About 23% 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.
Time on the road from Wentworth: about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wentworth workers work from home, vs 17% across New Hampshire. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 462 commuters (the 7% 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.
In and out of Wentworth on a workday
On a workday 390 residents head out to work, 20 work right here, and 226 people come in from elsewhere.
About 680 people are in Wentworth on a workday afternoon, 20% fewer than live here.
0.60 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 2024, primary jobs.
The places Wentworth commutes to
Where Wentworth clocks in
15% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 51% of the jobs in Wentworth
246 jobs are based in Wentworth.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wentworth, 2014 → 2024: 127 → 246. 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 Wentworth’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Work in the towns next to Wentworth
The biggest share goes to Orford (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wentworth workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wentworth | – | — | — | 20 min | $97,708 |
| Orford | 4% | B− | B | 26 min | $92,571 |
| Rumney | under 3% | C | C− | 33 min | $79,444 |
| Dorchester | under 3% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Piermont | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Warren | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Ellsworth | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Dorchester, Piermont, Warren and Ellsworth: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wentworth’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 Wentworth: questions
What is the median household income in Wentworth?
$97,708 (±$24,455) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,031 across New Hampshire and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wentworth?
11.9%, against 7.2% across New Hampshire and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wentworth?
20 minutes each way on average, against 27 across New Hampshire and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wentworth work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lebanon (15%, 23 mi), Hanover (7%, 16 mi), Hartford (5%, 27 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Wentworth without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wentworth, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wentworth
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.