Oliver Wendell Holmes House · Photo: Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 3.0Households in Beverly have higher incomes than those in 81% of U.S. towns
For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 1.4 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 47.9 in Boston. 9.4% of residents are in poverty, where Massachusetts as a whole has 10.0%. Jobs and income earn Beverly A−; getting around on foot earns it A+.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Beverly apart
Inside Beverly’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Beverly is better than 76% of U.S. towns, #169 of 283 in Massachusetts. Job access by car holds Beverly’s grade up (ahead of 89% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (4.4%, 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, Beverly could be anywhere from B to A.
The daily flow of workers through Beverly
On a workday 15,750 residents head out to work, 3,814 work right here, and 19,046 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.17 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
17% of working residents work in Boston
Where Beverly clocks in
17% of workers
6% of workers
5% 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.
70% of the jobs in Beverly pay over $3,333 a month
22,860 jobs are based in Beverly.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Beverly, 2013 → 2023: 21,567 → 22,860. 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 Beverly’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 30 minutes to work from Beverly
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Beverly workers work from home, vs 19% across Massachusetts. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 17,466 commuters (the 22% 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 far it is to work from Beverly
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.
Beverly is easy on foot, hard by bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Beverly is more walkable than 97% of U.S. towns, #32 of 283 in Massachusetts. Both inputs place Beverly 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 22,488 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 81% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 38% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 63% 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). 10.7% of Beverly households have no vehicle (Massachusetts 11.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 7% of Beverly’s commuters take a bus or train.
Beverly next to U.S. towns of 30,000 to 59,000: 409th of 1,039 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Southlake TX | 31,175 | $250K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 22 | Lexington MA | 34,648 | $238K | 4.7% | 2.9% | 11% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 38 | Shrewsbury MA | 39,627 | $139K | 3.7% | 2.4% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 43 | Arlington MA | 46,563 | $151K | 5.4% | 2.9% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 407 | Springville UT | 35,670 | $90K | 7.3% | 3.2% | 13% | A− |
| 408 | Peabody MA | 55,953 | $97K | 7.7% | 4.9% | 13% | A− |
| 409 | Beverly MA | 43,363 | $106K | 9.4% | 4.4% | 19% | A− |
| 410 | Arcadia CA | 54,117 | $114K | 8.6% | 5.7% | 10% | A− |
| 411 | Plainfield IN | 38,574 | $87K | 8.1% | 3.6% | 17% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,039 | 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 Beverly, the top three, the last and three more from Massachusetts.
Next door is work for 11% of Beverly
The biggest share goes to Danvers (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Beverly workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beverly | – | A− | A+ | 30 min | $106,044 |
| Salem | 5% | B | A+ | 29 min | $85,153 |
| Manchester-by-the-Sea | under 2% | A− | A | 30 min | $206,389 |
| Danvers | 6% | A | A | 28 min | $125,395 |
| Wenham | under 2% | A+ | B+ | 28 min | $194,781 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Beverly’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 Beverly: questions
What is the median household income in Beverly?
$106,044 (±$7,420) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,960 across Massachusetts and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Beverly?
9.4%, against 10.0% across Massachusetts and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Beverly?
30 minutes each way on average, against 29 across Massachusetts and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Beverly work?
19% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Boston (17%, 18 mi), Danvers (6%, 6 mi), Salem (5%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Beverly walkable?
Beverly is more walkable than 97% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 12.7 out of 20, and 13% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Beverly without a car?
7% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. 38% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Beverly, from the people who make the trip.
More of Beverly
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.