Photo: user:InvictaHOG · Public domainMore people are out of work in Everett (5.5%) than in 68% of U.S. towns
Only 7% stay in Everett for work; outside it, Boston is the main destination (32%, 6 miles). Everett grades B for jobs and income and A+ for walkability. At home: 10% of workers have no commute at all (Massachusetts 19%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Everett apart on work
A lot of Everett works one town over
43% of working residents work in a town that borders Everett: Boston (32%), Chelsea (3%) and Malden (3%). Next door ↓
Short distances, slow trips
Half of Everett’s working residents have a job less than 5 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 35 minutes, longer than the Massachusetts average of 29. Time on the road ↓
Most Everett residents work close to home
74% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about three in four. Only 4% work more than 50 miles away. 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.
Everett’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Everett is better than 58% of U.S. towns, #224 of 283 in Massachusetts. Job access by car holds Everett’s grade up (ahead of 98% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (14.7%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Everett could be anywhere from B− to B+.
A commute of about 35 minutes in Everett
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Everett workers work from home, vs 19% across Massachusetts. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 23,760 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.
How far it is to work from Everett
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.
Everett quiets down on a workday
On a workday 17,484 residents head out to work, 1,349 work right here, and 11,319 people come in from elsewhere.
About 47,000 people are in Everett on a workday afternoon, 12% fewer than live here.
0.67 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.
Out of Everett to work: where people go
Where Everett clocks in
32% of workers
8% 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.
69% of the jobs in Everett pay over $3,333 a month
12,668 jobs are based in Everett.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Everett, 2013 → 2023: 12,451 → 12,668. 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 Everett’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Everett is among the most walkable U.S. towns
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Everett is among the most walkable U.S. towns, #7 of 283 in Massachusetts. Both inputs place Everett near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 26,548 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 74% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 17.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 97% 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). 19.0% of Everett households have no vehicle (Massachusetts 11.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 18% of Everett’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Everett ranks: 505th of 815 U.S. towns of 38,000 to 72,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Fulshear TX | 64,630 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Liberty Township OH | 40,625 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.5% | 8% | A+ |
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| 21 | Shrewsbury MA | 39,627 | $139K | 3.7% | 2.4% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 26 | Arlington MA | 46,563 | $151K | 5.4% | 2.9% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 87 | Billerica MA | 42,632 | $148K | 5.4% | 3.8% | 12% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 503 | Smyrna TN | 63,321 | $82K | 12.5% | 5.0% | 14% | B |
| 504 | Revere MA | 60,141 | $87K | 11.5% | 7.0% | 7% | B |
| 505 | Everett MA | 53,572 | $85K | 14.7% | 5.5% | 7% | B |
| 506 | Summerville SC | 53,177 | $81K | 10.1% | 4.9% | 12% | B |
| 507 | Monterey Park CA | 57,457 | $82K | 12.4% | 6.1% | 9% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 815 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | 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 Everett, the top three, the last and three more from Massachusetts.
The towns next door employ 43% of Everett
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Everett workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Everett | – | B | A+ | 35 min | $85,218 |
| Chelsea | 3% | C+ | A+ | 33 min | $72,179 |
| Medford | 2% | A | A+ | 30 min | $129,540 |
| Boston | 32% | B | A+ | 30 min | $97,344 |
| Malden | 3% | B+ | A+ | 34 min | $100,606 |
| Somerville | 3% | A | A+ | 31 min | $132,572 |
| Revere | under 2% | B | A+ | 34 min | $86,969 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Boston. Darker towns draw more of Everett’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 Everett: questions
What is the median household income in Everett?
$85,218 (±$7,101) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,960 across Massachusetts and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Everett?
14.7%, against 10.0% across Massachusetts and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Everett?
35 minutes each way on average, against 29 across Massachusetts and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Everett work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Boston (32%, 6 mi), Cambridge (8%, 4 mi), Somerville (3%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Everett walkable?
Everett is among the most walkable U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 15.5 out of 20, and 23% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Everett without a car?
18% of commuters take transit and 19% of households have no car. 74% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Everett, from the people who make the trip.
More of Everett
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.