Work & commute · Exeter

Work & commute in Exeter, NH

About one in 5 of Exeter’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Portsmouth (11%), Manchester (4%) and Stratham (3%). Half commute less than 12 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

21%

1,590 of 7,587 working residents

Typical commute

12 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

25 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

20%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 5,997 Exeter residents head out of town to work, 1,590 work right here, and 9,893 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Exeter.

5,997live here, work elsewhere

1,590live and work here

9,893work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Exeter goes to work

Exeter (in town)right here

21%1,590

Portsmouth10.4 mi away

11%843

Manchester24.4 mi away

4%299

Stratham3.5 mi away

3%259

Hampton7.3 mi away

3%253

Boston, MA45.4 mi away

3%232

Seabrook8.7 mi away

3%195

Nashua31.5 mi away

2%165

Dover14.2 mi away

2%159

Salem19.1 mi away

2%134

Everywhere elseother towns and states

46%3,458

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Exeter commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

41%

29%

23%

41%Under 10 mi

29%10–24 mi

23%25–50 mi

7%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Exeter is a job hub

1.51jobs per working resident

A job hub

1.5 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Exeter are

11,483 jobs are based in Exeter. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Exeter’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Exeter

11,483 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)10%

Trade, transport & utilities12%

Services (health, schools, offices…)78%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month18%

Over $3,333 a month70%

Jobs Exeter residents hold

7,587 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)12%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)68%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month17%

Over $3,333 a month70%

+17%

Jobs based in Exeter, 2013 → 2023: 9,806 → 11,483. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.