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Labor Day Bedford: The Way To Work
More than 10 percent of workers living in Bedford travel an hour or more to their job.

More than 10 percent of workers living in Bedford travel an hour or more to their job, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's three-year estimate 2008-2010.
And 13 percent worked outside of New Hampshire.
The mean travel time to work: 25.9 minutes.
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On Labor Day 2012, here are some additional occupational data sets from the Census:
Vehicles available None: .7 % 1 vehicle 5.2 % 2 55.3 % 3 or more 38.79 % Travel Time To Work Minutes % less than 10 10.1 10-14 15.5 15-19 17.9 20-24 17 25-29 6.7 30-34 11.2 35-44 3.9 45-59 6.7 60 + 10.9New Hampshire snapshot on commuting to work:
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Workers 16 and older: 677,579 Drove Alone (car, truck or van): 552,528 81.5 % Car pooled 55,684 8.2 Public transportation (sans taxi) 5,050 .7 Walked 21,568 3.2 Other 7,904 1.2 Worked at home 34,845 5.1 Mean travel time: 25.5 minutes *American Community Survey, 2006-2010
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