With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Cedar Crest works elsewhere
Cedar Crest has 115 jobs; 1,050 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Cedar Crest for work; outside it, Marshfield is the main destination (17%, 4 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 42 minutes, next to 29 for Massachusetts and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Cedar Crest, in brief
Cedar Crest workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 42 minutes each way, against 29 across Massachusetts. Over a year that’s about 322 hours of commuting, 100 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Cedar Crest is a place people come home to
There are 115 jobs based in Cedar Crest, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Cedar Crest has about 800 people in it, 54% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Cedar Crest’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Cedar Crest is Boston, 25 miles away as the crow flies. 14% of working residents (143) 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.
Commuting from Cedar Crest: about 42 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cedar Crest workers work from home, vs 19% across Massachusetts. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 805 commuters (the 23% 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.
Cedar Crest quiets down on a workday
On a workday 1,043 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 108 people come in from elsewhere.
About 800 people are in Cedar Crest on a workday afternoon, 54% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Cedar Crest
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.
Commuting out of Cedar Crest: the destinations
Where Cedar Crest clocks in
17% of workers
14% 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.
What Cedar Crest’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cedar Crest, 2013 → 2023: 67 → 115. 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 Cedar Crest’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Cedar Crest and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cedar Crest workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Crest | – | — | — | 42 min | $168,721 |
| Green Harbor | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Green Harbor and Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cedar Crest’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 Cedar Crest: questions
What is the median household income in Cedar Crest?
$168,721 (±$45,237) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,960 across Massachusetts and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cedar Crest?
3.1%, against 10.0% across Massachusetts and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cedar Crest?
42 minutes each way on average, against 29 across Massachusetts and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cedar Crest work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marshfield (17%, 4 mi), Boston (14%, 25 mi), Quincy (5%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Cedar Crest without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cedar Crest, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cedar Crest
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.