Exeter has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Hardly any work in Exeter itself; outside it, Otsego draws the most (9%, 6 miles). Employers in Exeter report 27 jobs; 410 of its residents have a job. Commuters spend 29 minutes getting to work on average; New York averages 33, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Exeter: the gist
Exeter is a place people come home to
There are 27 jobs based in Exeter, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Exeter has about 460 people in it, 46% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
30% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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 410 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How many people are in Exeter by day
On a workday 409 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 26 people come in from elsewhere.
About 460 people are in Exeter on a workday afternoon, 46% 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.
Exeter’s commute, mile by mile
About 30% 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.
Where Exeter goes to work
Where Exeter clocks in
9% of workers
7% 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.
59% of the jobs in Exeter make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Exeter, 2013 → 2023: 27 → 27. 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 Exeter’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Exeter, about 29 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Exeter workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 243 commuters (the 14% who work from home are left out). Across New York: 57% drive alone, 25% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Next door is work for 11% of Exeter
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Exeter workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exeter | – | — | — | 29 min | $77,550 |
| Otsego | 9% | C+ | A− | 26 min | $72,891 |
| Plainfield | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Richfield | 2% | C− | B− | 31 min | $59,833 |
| Burlington | under 3% | C− | D | 32 min | $66,196 |
Same-state neighbors only. Plainfield: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Otsego. Darker towns draw more of Exeter’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 Exeter: questions
What is the median household income in Exeter?
$77,550 (±$19,336) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Exeter?
4.3%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Exeter?
29 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Exeter work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Otsego (9%, 6 mi), Utica (9%, 22 mi), New York City (7%, 159 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Exeter without a car?
1% 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 Exeter, from the people who make the trip.
More of Exeter
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.