Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 4.0Cochituate has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Working residents average 28 minutes each way (Massachusetts 29, U.S. 26). Only 2% work in Cochituate; the top destination outside it is Boston (21%, 17 miles).
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 Cochituate
A lot of Cochituate works from home
37% of Cochituate workers work from home, against 19% across Massachusetts. Time on the road ↓
Four in five Cochituate workers earn over $40,000 a year
81% of Cochituate’s working residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs based in Cochituate itself pay less: 63% are in that band. The jobs ↓
Cochituate empties out on a workday
About 4,500 people are in Cochituate on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than the 6,500 who live here: 3,000 head out to work and 1,000 come in. Day and night ↓
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.
About 28 minutes each way, about the MA average
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cochituate workers work from home, vs 19% across Massachusetts. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,019 commuters (the 37% who work from home are left out). Across Massachusetts: 75% drive alone, 8% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
What the 1,107 jobs in Cochituate are
1,107 jobs are based in Cochituate. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Cochituate’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cochituate, 2013 → 2023: 1,083 → 1,107. 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.
Cochituate quiets down on a workday
On a workday 3,001 residents head out to work, 76 work right here, and 1,031 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,500 people are in Cochituate on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than live here.
0.36 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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.
21% of working residents work in Boston
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Cochituate clocks in
21% 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.
Half of Cochituate commutes less than 13 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
10% of Cochituate works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Natick (5%). Darker towns draw more of Cochituate’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cochituate workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cochituate | – | — | — | 28 min | $192,361 |
| Natick | 5% | A | A | 31 min | $138,538 |
| Framingham | 5% | B+ | A | 30 min | $107,419 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Cochituate: questions
What is the median household income in Cochituate?
$192,361 (±$18,465) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,960 across Massachusetts and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cochituate?
4.6%, against 10.0% across Massachusetts and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cochituate?
28 minutes each way on average, against 29 across Massachusetts and 26 nationally. 37% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cochituate work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Boston (21%, 17 mi), Cambridge (7%, 12 mi), Wayland (6%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Cochituate without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cochituate, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cochituate
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.