Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0Household incomes in Attleboro are higher than in 76% of U.S. towns
8.6% of residents are in poverty; Massachusetts has 10.0%. The two grades for Attleboro are B+ for jobs and income and A for walkability. Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 1.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 5.3 in New Bedford.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Attleboro stands out on work
Many of the people who work in Attleboro live in another state
Pawtucket, RI (8%), Providence, RI (5%) and Cumberland, RI (3%) are among the top places Attleboro’s workers come from. Counting only the top ten home towns, 20% of the jobs here are held by people from out of state. The commute map ↓
Attleboro’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Attleboro is Boston, 31 miles away as the crow flies. 9% of working residents (2,046) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. 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.
Why Attleboro gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Attleboro is better than 74% of U.S. towns, #180 of 283 in Massachusetts. Job access by car holds Attleboro’s grade up (ahead of 88% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (4.7%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Attleboro could be anywhere from B to A.
9% of working residents work in Boston
Where Attleboro clocks in
9% of workers
5% of workers
4% 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.
The commute from Attleboro, by distance
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.
Attleboro quiets down on a workday
On a workday 19,449 residents head out to work, 3,379 work right here, and 13,511 people come in from elsewhere.
About 42,000 people are in Attleboro on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.74 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 2023, primary jobs.
Jobs in Attleboro: what the 16,890 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Attleboro, 2013 → 2023: 16,163 → 16,890. 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 Attleboro’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Attleboro: about 31 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Attleboro workers work from home, vs 19% across Massachusetts. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 21,071 commuters (the 15% who work from home are left out). Across Massachusetts: 75% drive alone, 8% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
In Attleboro, walking beats the bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Attleboro is more walkable than 88% of U.S. towns, #83 of 283 in Massachusetts. Both inputs place Attleboro near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 24,647 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 74% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 16% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 61% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 8.0% of Attleboro households have no vehicle (Massachusetts 11.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 3% of Attleboro’s commuters take a bus or train.
Attleboro places 382nd of 941 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 33,000 to 64,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
| 3 | Upper Arlington OH | 35,893 | $155K | 3.3% | 2.0% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 18 | Lexington MA | 34,648 | $238K | 4.7% | 2.9% | 11% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 32 | Shrewsbury MA | 39,627 | $139K | 3.7% | 2.4% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 37 | Arlington MA | 46,563 | $151K | 5.4% | 2.9% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 380 | The Hammocks FL | 58,838 | $86K | 12.1% | 2.7% | 5% | B+ |
| 381 | Sherwood AR | 33,620 | $81K | 9.0% | 2.9% | 8% | B+ |
| 382 | Attleboro MA | 47,447 | $99K | 8.6% | 4.7% | 15% | B+ |
| 383 | Greer SC | 50,007 | $83K | 10.1% | 2.4% | 8% | B+ |
| 384 | Lakewood Ranch FL | 43,945 | $123K | 7.4% | 3.7% | 11% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 941 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Attleboro, the top three, the last and three more from Massachusetts.
Around Attleboro: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to North Attleborough Town (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Attleboro workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attleboro | – | B+ | A | 31 min | $98,954 |
| North Attleborough Town | 5% | A− | A− | 32 min | $112,665 |
| Rehoboth | under 2% | A+ | B+ | 30 min | $138,214 |
| Seekonk | under 2% | A− | A− | 29 min | $120,613 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Attleboro’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 Attleboro: questions
What is the median household income in Attleboro?
$98,954 (±$5,600) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,960 across Massachusetts and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Attleboro?
8.6%, against 10.0% across Massachusetts and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Attleboro?
31 minutes each way on average, against 29 across Massachusetts and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Attleboro work?
15% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Boston (9%, 31 mi), North Attleborough Town (5%, 3 mi), Providence (4%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Attleboro walkable?
Attleboro is more walkable than 88% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 11.1 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Attleboro without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. 16% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Attleboro, from the people who make the trip.
More of Attleboro
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.