Photo: Daderot. · CC BY-SA 3.0Cummington has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 4% work in Cummington itself; outside it, Northampton draws the most (10%, 16 miles). There are 89 jobs in Cummington; 397 of its residents have a job. 25% of workers work from home, next to 19% for Massachusetts as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Cummington at work: what stands out
Cummington is a place people come home to
There are 89 jobs based in Cummington, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Cummington has about 500 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Cummington workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 39 minutes each way, against 29 across Massachusetts. Over a year that’s about 299 hours of commuting, 77 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 397 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How many people are in Cummington by day
On a workday 380 residents head out to work, 17 work right here, and 72 people come in from elsewhere.
About 500 people are in Cummington on a workday afternoon, 38% 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 2024, primary jobs.
A commute of about 39 minutes in Cummington
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cummington workers work from home, vs 19% across Massachusetts. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 338 commuters (the 25% 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.
Out of Cummington to work: where people go
Where Cummington clocks in
10% 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.
Jobs in Cummington: what the 89 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cummington, 2014 → 2024: 92 → 89. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Cummington’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Cummington to work
About 20% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
How Cummington compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Plainfield (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cummington workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cummington | – | — | — | 39 min | $104,167 |
| Plainfield | 3% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Worthington | 3% | B− | B− | 41 min | $91,667 |
| Goshen | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Ashfield | under 3% | C+ | C | 30 min | $80,833 |
| Peru | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Windsor | under 3% | — | — | 37 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Plainfield, Goshen and Peru: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Windsor: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cummington’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 2024, 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 Cummington: questions
What is the median household income in Cummington?
$104,167 (±$31,831) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,960 across Massachusetts and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cummington?
3.5%, against 10.0% across Massachusetts and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cummington?
39 minutes each way on average, against 29 across Massachusetts and 26 nationally. 25% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cummington work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Northampton (10%, 16 mi), Pittsfield (6%, 18 mi), Springfield (5%, 31 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Cummington without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cummington, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cummington
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.