Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 4.0Jobs and the daily commute in Buzzards Bay
There are 1,255 jobs in Buzzards Bay for 1,423 working residents. Only 6% stay in Buzzards Bay for work; outside it, Bourne is the main destination (17%, 3 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 32 minutes; Massachusetts averages 29, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Buzzards Bay apart
Buzzards Bay trades workers with the towns around it
Buzzards Bay has about as many jobs (1,255) as working residents (1,423), but they are mostly different people: 1,341 residents leave for work each day while 1,173 people come in. Only 7% of the jobs in Buzzards Bay are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Buzzards Bay’s workforce skews older
37% of Buzzards Bay’s working residents are 55 or older. The jobs ↓
Nearly all the work in Buzzards Bay is services
85% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 6% are in factories, building or farms. 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.
How a workday changes Buzzards Bay
On a workday 1,341 residents head out to work, 82 work right here, and 1,173 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 (0.88 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Buzzards Bay
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Buzzards Bay, 2013 → 2023: 1,400 → 1,255. 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 Buzzards Bay’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The towns that employ Buzzards Bay’s residents
Where Buzzards Bay clocks in
17% of workers
7% of workers
6% 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.
Getting to work from Buzzards Bay takes about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Buzzards Bay workers work from home, vs 19% across Massachusetts. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,414 commuters (the 17% 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 Buzzards Bay 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.
Next door is work for 12% of Buzzards Bay
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Buzzards Bay workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buzzards Bay | – | — | — | 32 min | $94,388 |
| Wareham | 6% | B+ | B | 28 min | $90,383 |
| Plymouth | 6% | B+ | A− | 31 min | $116,941 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Wareham. Darker towns draw more of Buzzards Bay’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 Buzzards Bay: questions
What is the median household income in Buzzards Bay?
$94,388 (±$11,533) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,960 across Massachusetts and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Buzzards Bay?
7.3%, against 10.0% across Massachusetts and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Buzzards Bay?
32 minutes each way on average, against 29 across Massachusetts and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Buzzards Bay work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bourne (17%, 3 mi), Falmouth (7%, 11 mi), Barnstable Town (6%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Buzzards Bay without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Buzzards Bay, from the people who make the trip.
More of Buzzards Bay
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.