Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 3.0Dennis Port has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
11% of workers work from home, next to 19% for Massachusetts as a whole. Dennis Port has 765 jobs, and 1,515 of its residents work somewhere. Only 7% stay in Dennis Port for work; outside it, Dennis is the main destination (16%, 3 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Dennis Port at work: what stands out
A longer commute than the towns next door
Dennis Port averages 31 minutes each way, more than any bordering town (17 to 25 minutes). Next door ↓
Short distances, slow trips
Half of Dennis Port’s working residents have a job less than 9 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 31 minutes, longer than the Massachusetts average of 29. 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.
Commuting from Dennis Port: about 31 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Dennis Port workers work from home, vs 19% across Massachusetts. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,556 commuters (the 11% 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.
The daily flow of workers through Dennis Port
On a workday 1,409 residents head out to work, 106 work right here, and 659 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,900 people are in Dennis Port on a workday afternoon, 20% 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.
Where the trip to work from Dennis Port ends
Where Dennis Port clocks in
15% of workers
9% 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.
The kinds of work in Dennis Port
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Dennis Port, 2014 → 2024: 643 → 765. 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 Dennis Port’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Dennis Port, by distance
About 29% 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.
Around Dennis Port: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Dennis Port workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Port | – | — | — | 31 min | $70,094 |
| West Dennis | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| South Dennis | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Northwest Harwich | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Harwich | 7% | B | B | 25 min | $96,966 |
Same-state neighbors only. West Dennis, South Dennis and Northwest Harwich: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Harwich. Darker towns draw more of Dennis Port’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 Dennis Port: questions
What is the median household income in Dennis Port?
$70,094 (±$12,496) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,960 across Massachusetts and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Dennis Port?
12.7%, against 10.0% across Massachusetts and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Dennis Port?
31 minutes each way on average, against 29 across Massachusetts and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Dennis Port work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Dennis (16%, 3 mi), Barnstable Town (15%, 11 mi), Yarmouth (9%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Dennis Port 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 Dennis Port, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dennis Port
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.