Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 3.0Forestdale has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
262 jobs are based in Forestdale; 1,831 of its residents have a job. Only 1% work in Forestdale itself; outside it, Sandwich draws the most (21%, 2 miles). Working from home is the commute for 5% of workers, against 19% across Massachusetts.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Forestdale, in a few figures
Forestdale is a place people come home to
There are 262 jobs based in Forestdale, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Forestdale has about 2,200 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Forestdale and Barnstable Town trade workers both ways
Barnstable Town is the top workplace for Forestdale residents (17%) and also where the most people who work in Forestdale come from (17% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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 workday in Forestdale: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 1,811 residents head out to work, 20 work right here, and 242 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,200 people are in Forestdale on a workday afternoon, 41% 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 2023, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Forestdale ends
Where Forestdale clocks in
21% of workers
17% of workers
7% 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 Forestdale: what the 262 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Forestdale, 2013 → 2023: 198 → 262. 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 Forestdale’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Forestdale: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Forestdale workers work from home, vs 19% across Massachusetts. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,824 commuters (the 5% 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 Forestdale’s workers travel
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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Around Forestdale: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Mashpee (6%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Forestdale workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forestdale | – | — | — | 28 min | $108,158 |
| Mashpee | 6% | B | B | 27 min | $95,299 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Forestdale’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 Forestdale: questions
What is the median household income in Forestdale?
$108,158 (±$31,518) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,960 across Massachusetts and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Forestdale?
4.5%, against 10.0% across Massachusetts and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Forestdale?
28 minutes each way on average, against 29 across Massachusetts and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Forestdale work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sandwich (21%, 2 mi), Barnstable Town (17%, 8 mi), Falmouth (7%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Forestdale without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Forestdale, from the people who make the trip.
More of Forestdale
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.