Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 4.0Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Windsor
Windsor has 116 jobs for 150 working residents. A typical one-way commute lasts 32 minutes, where New Hampshire has 27 and the U.S. 26. 15% of workers have no commute at all, against 17% across New Hampshire.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Windsor on a workday
On a workday 144 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 110 people come in from elsewhere.
About 250 people are in Windsor on a workday afternoon, 12% fewer than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.77 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
13% of working residents work in Hillsborough
Where Windsor clocks in
13% of workers
8% 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.
Most jobs in Windsor are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Windsor, 2013 → 2023: 89 → 116. 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 Windsor’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 32 minutes each way for Windsor’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Windsor workers work from home, vs 17% across New Hampshire. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 108 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.
Miles to work from Windsor
About 17% 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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Bordering towns draw 13% of Windsor’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Windsor workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windsor | – | — | — | 32 min | $103,750 |
| Stoddard | under 3% | B | C− | 34 min | $94,904 |
| Hillsborough | 13% | B+ | C+ | 41 min | $84,495 |
| Washington | under 3% | C+ | D | 36 min | $89,453 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Hillsborough. Darker towns draw more of Windsor’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 Windsor: questions
What is the median household income in Windsor?
$103,750 (±$39,881) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,031 across New Hampshire and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Windsor?
10.8%, against 7.2% across New Hampshire and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Windsor?
32 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 Windsor work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hillsborough (13%, 4 mi), Manchester (8%, 30 mi), Nashua (8%, 36 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Windsor without a car?
5% 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 Windsor, from the people who make the trip.
More of Windsor
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.