Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 3.0Households in Avon earn more than those in 92% of U.S. towns
For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 6.2 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 47.9 in Boston. The poverty rate is 4.6%, next to 10.0% for Massachusetts as a whole. Avon grades A+ for jobs and income and A+ for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Avon: the gist
Avon is where the jobs are
Avon has 4,925 jobs, 2.1 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 7,500 people are in town, 54% more than the 4,900 who live here. Day and night ↓
The quickest commute around
Avon’s 28-minute average trip is shorter than in any town next door, where it runs from 33 to 38 minutes. Next door ↓
Most jobs in Avon pay over $40,000 a year
72% of the jobs based in Avon pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
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.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Avon
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Avon is better than 97% of U.S. towns, #15 of 283 in Massachusetts. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 93% of U.S. towns); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (2.5%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Avon could be anywhere from A− to A+.
How many people are in Avon by day
On a workday 2,125 residents head out to work, 174 work right here, and 4,751 people come in from elsewhere.
About 7,500 people are in Avon on a workday afternoon, 54% more than live here.
2.1 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Goods jobs make up 30% of work in Avon
4,925 jobs are based in Avon.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Avon, 2013 → 2023: 4,858 → 4,925. 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 Avon’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where the people who work in Avon live
Where Avon clocks in
16% of workers
8% 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.
How long Avon spends getting to work: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Avon workers work from home, vs 19% across Massachusetts. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,469 commuters (the 10% 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.
How many miles Avon commutes
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.
Avon is easy on foot, hard by bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Avon is more walkable than 95% of U.S. towns, #46 of 283 in Massachusetts. Both inputs place Avon 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 2,754 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 78% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 26% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 6.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 88% 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). 5.9% of Avon households have no vehicle (Massachusetts 11.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 6% of Avon’s commuters take a bus or train.
149th of 3,840: where Avon ranks among U.S. towns of 3,400 to 6,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
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| 107 | Hopedale MA | 6,066 | $116K | 2.9% | 1.6% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 112 | West Newbury MA | 4,709 | $180K | 1.6% | 2.4% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 123 | Wenham MA | 4,952 | $195K | 3.7% | 2.6% | 14% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 147 | Weisenberg Township PA | 5,102 | $134K | 2.4% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
| 148 | Montrose-Ghent OH | 5,903 | $180K | 4.5% | 2.4% | 4% | A+ |
| 149 | Avon MA | 4,861 | $131K | 4.6% | 2.5% | 8% | A+ |
| 150 | Wadsworth Township OH | 4,483 | $107K | 2.5% | 1.5% | 1% | A+ |
| 151 | Sykesville MD | 4,602 | $140K | 3.1% | 2.3% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,840 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Avon, the top three, the last and three more from Massachusetts.
Avon and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Stoughton (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Avon workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avon | – | A+ | A+ | 28 min | $130,625 |
| Stoughton | 4% | A− | A | 33 min | $104,794 |
| Holbrook | under 3% | A | A | 38 min | $115,210 |
| Randolph Town | 3% | B+ | A+ | 37 min | $109,573 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Avon’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 Avon: questions
What is the median household income in Avon?
$130,625 (±$33,191) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,960 across Massachusetts and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Avon?
4.6%, against 10.0% across Massachusetts and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Avon?
28 minutes each way on average, against 29 across Massachusetts and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Avon work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Boston (16%, 14 mi), Brockton (8%, 4 mi), Stoughton (4%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Avon walkable?
Avon is more walkable than 95% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 11.7 out of 20, and 11% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Avon without a car?
6% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 26% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Avon, from the people who make the trip.
More of Avon
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.