Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 3.0Household incomes in Braintree Town are higher than in 89% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn Braintree Town A; getting around on foot earns it A+. 5.9% of residents are in poverty, against 10.0% across Massachusetts. Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 7.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 47.9 in Boston.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Braintree Town
Braintree Town and Boston trade workers both ways
Boston is the top workplace for Braintree Town residents (30%) and also where the most people who work in Braintree Town come from (11% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Braintree Town draws workers from far and wide
The 25,981 jobs in Braintree Town are filled from a wide area. Braintree Town’s own residents hold 9% and the ten next-biggest home towns 34%; the other 57% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
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.
Braintree Town’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Braintree Town is better than 90% of U.S. towns, #84 of 283 in Massachusetts. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 95% of U.S. towns); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (4.0%, 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, Braintree Town could be anywhere from A− to A+.
30% of working residents work in Boston
Where Braintree Town clocks in
30% 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 a workday changes Braintree Town
On a workday 17,374 residents head out to work, 2,290 work right here, and 23,691 people come in from elsewhere.
About 45,000 people are in Braintree Town on a workday afternoon, 16% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.32 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.
67% of the jobs in Braintree Town pay over $3,333 a month
25,981 jobs are based in Braintree Town.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Braintree Town, 2013 → 2023: 25,745 → 25,981. 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 Braintree Town’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Braintree Town’s commute takes about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Braintree Town workers work from home, vs 19% across Massachusetts. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 17,083 commuters (the 18% 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 Braintree Town
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.
Good to walk, short on transit: Braintree Town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Braintree Town is more walkable than 97% of U.S. towns, #31 of 283 in Massachusetts. Both inputs place Braintree Town 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 20,885 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 85% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 36% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 7.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 91% 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). 7.2% of Braintree Town households have no vehicle (Massachusetts 11.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 11% of Braintree Town’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Braintree Town is 201st of 1,135 U.S. towns of 27,000 to 53,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
| 2 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 3 | Southlake TX | 31,175 | $250K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 28 | Lexington MA | 34,648 | $238K | 4.7% | 2.9% | 11% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 47 | Shrewsbury MA | 39,627 | $139K | 3.7% | 2.4% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 52 | Arlington MA | 46,563 | $151K | 5.4% | 2.9% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 199 | Hutto TX | 46,048 | $119K | 5.7% | 3.4% | 3% | A |
| 200 | Freehold Township NJ | 36,052 | $129K | 5.6% | 3.7% | 10% | A |
| 201 | Braintree Town MA | 38,957 | $122K | 5.9% | 4.0% | 12% | A |
| 202 | Meridian Township MI | 44,869 | $87K | 13.1% | 3.6% | 10% | A |
| 203 | Manheim Township PA | 44,826 | $102K | 5.8% | 2.7% | 16% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,135 | 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 Braintree Town, the top three, the last and three more from Massachusetts.
Work next door: 12% of Braintree Town’s workers
The biggest share goes to Quincy (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Braintree Town workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braintree Town | – | A | A+ | 33 min | $122,214 |
| Randolph Town | under 2% | B+ | A+ | 37 min | $109,573 |
| Quincy | 8% | B | A+ | 35 min | $98,882 |
| Weymouth Town | 4% | A− | A | 35 min | $102,714 |
| Holbrook | under 2% | A | A | 38 min | $115,210 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Braintree Town’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 Braintree Town: questions
What is the median household income in Braintree Town?
$122,214 (±$10,045) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,960 across Massachusetts and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Braintree Town?
5.9%, against 10.0% across Massachusetts and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Braintree Town?
33 minutes each way on average, against 29 across Massachusetts and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Braintree Town work?
12% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Boston (30%, 9 mi), Quincy (8%, 4 mi), Weymouth Town (4%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Braintree Town walkable?
Braintree Town is more walkable than 97% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 12.6 out of 20, and 14% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Braintree Town without a car?
11% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. 36% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Braintree Town, from the people who make the trip.
More of Braintree Town
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.