Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0Duxbury’s household incomes are higher than in 97% of U.S. towns
Below the poverty line: 5.1% of residents, next to 10.0% across Massachusetts. The two grades for Duxbury are A for jobs and income and A− for walkability. For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 0.3 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 47.9 in Boston.
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 Duxbury
Duxbury has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Duxbury went from 1,835 in 2013 to 2,981 in 2023, +62%. The jobs ↓
Duxbury’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Duxbury is Boston, 25 miles away as the crow flies. 15% of working residents (935) 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
The figures behind Duxbury’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Duxbury is better than 91% of U.S. towns, #72 of 283 in Massachusetts. Household income is its strongest input ($176,583, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.3%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Duxbury could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Jobs in Duxbury: what the 2,981 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Duxbury, 2013 → 2023: 1,835 → 2,981. 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 Duxbury’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Duxbury commutes less than 22 miles
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.
Who works in Duxbury, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 5,480 residents head out to work, 694 work right here, and 2,287 people come in from elsewhere.
About 13,000 people are in Duxbury on a workday afternoon, 19% fewer than live here.
0.48 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.
15% of working residents work in Boston
Where Duxbury clocks in
15% of workers
6% of workers
3% 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.
Each way, about 33 minutes from Duxbury
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Duxbury workers work from home, vs 19% across Massachusetts. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,829 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.
Good to walk, short on transit: Duxbury
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Duxbury is more walkable than 80% of U.S. towns, #120 of 283 in Massachusetts. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 7.9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 14.1% across Massachusetts, on an EPA index of 7.5.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 7,778 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 21% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 46% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 3.9% of Duxbury households have no vehicle (Massachusetts 11.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 6% of Duxbury’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 12,000 to 22,000, Duxbury ranks 299th of 1,888 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 15 | Westwood MA | 16,426 | $223K | 4.6% | 1.9% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 24 | Hopkinton MA | 19,866 | $223K | 2.5% | 2.3% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 72 | Sharon MA | 18,798 | $192K | 3.8% | 3.0% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 297 | Norton MA | 19,559 | $125K | 4.7% | 3.6% | 7% | A |
| 298 | Aurora OH | 18,014 | $128K | 3.4% | 3.9% | 14% | A |
| 299 | Duxbury MA | 16,498 | $177K | 5.1% | 3.3% | 11% | A |
| 300 | Springfield Township PA | 21,030 | $136K | 4.1% | 4.8% | 7% | A |
| 301 | Arlington TN | 15,703 | $135K | 4.9% | 3.4% | 9% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,888 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Duxbury, the top three, the last and three more from Massachusetts.
Work next door: 12% of Duxbury’s workers
The biggest share goes to Plymouth (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Duxbury workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duxbury | – | A | A− | 33 min | $176,583 |
| Pembroke | under 3% | A | B | 35 min | $146,285 |
| Plymouth | 6% | B+ | A− | 31 min | $116,941 |
| Kingston | 3% | A | B− | 35 min | $119,876 |
| Marshfield | 3% | A− | B+ | 35 min | $125,986 |
| North Plymouth | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. North Plymouth: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Duxbury’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 Duxbury: questions
What is the median household income in Duxbury?
$176,583 (±$29,187) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,960 across Massachusetts and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Duxbury?
5.1%, against 10.0% across Massachusetts and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Duxbury?
33 minutes each way on average, against 29 across Massachusetts and 26 nationally. 25% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Duxbury work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Boston (15%, 25 mi), Plymouth (6%, 12 mi), Quincy (3%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Duxbury walkable?
Duxbury is more walkable than 80% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 7.5 out of 20, and 8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Duxbury without a car?
6% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Duxbury, from the people who make the trip.
More of Duxbury
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.