Photo: Fletcher6 · CC BY-SA 3.0Household incomes in Georgetown top those of 95% of U.S. towns
3.8% of residents are in poverty, where Massachusetts as a whole has 10.0%. Georgetown grades A+ for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. About one in ten work in Georgetown itself; outside it, Boston draws the most (10%, 27 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Georgetown
Georgetown’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Georgetown is Boston, 27 miles away as the crow flies. 10% of working residents (369) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Georgetown workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 29 across Massachusetts. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 38 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 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Inside Georgetown’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Georgetown is better than 98% of U.S. towns, #6 of 283 in Massachusetts. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Georgetown’s grade. 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, Georgetown could be anywhere from A to A+.
How far it is to work from Georgetown
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.
Getting to work from Georgetown takes about 34 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Georgetown workers work from home, vs 19% across Massachusetts. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,512 commuters (the 20% 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 many people are in Georgetown by day
On a workday 3,529 residents head out to work, 314 work right here, and 2,445 people come in from elsewhere.
About 7,500 people are in Georgetown on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.72 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.
Commuting out of Georgetown: the destinations
Where Georgetown 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.
Factories, building and farms: 33% of the jobs in Georgetown
2,759 jobs are based in Georgetown.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Georgetown, 2013 → 2023: 2,169 → 2,759. 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 Georgetown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting around Georgetown: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Georgetown is more walkable than 43% of U.S. towns, #237 of 283 in Massachusetts. Both inputs place Georgetown 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 4,400 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 9% 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 1.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 62% 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). 6.2% of Georgetown households have no vehicle (Massachusetts 11.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Georgetown’s commuters take a bus or train.
Georgetown is 88th of 2,944 U.S. towns of 6,000 to 11,600 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 34 | Lincoln MA | 6,925 | $175K | 2.3% | 2.2% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 45 | Norwell MA | 11,546 | $189K | 2.7% | 1.9% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 86 | Manhattan IL | 10,943 | $129K | 4.2% | 1.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 87 | Cottleville MO | 6,717 | $131K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 88 | Georgetown MA | 8,577 | $152K | 3.8% | 1.7% | 8% | A+ |
| 89 | Hopedale MA | 6,066 | $116K | 2.9% | 1.6% | 7% | A+ |
| 90 | Mendham Township NJ | 6,075 | $250K | 2.3% | 3.1% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 152 | Halifax MA | 7,845 | $119K | 2.6% | 1.1% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,944 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Georgetown, the top three, the last and three more from Massachusetts.
Around Georgetown: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Georgetown workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgetown | – | A+ | C+ | 34 min | $151,595 |
| Boxford | under 3% | A+ | B− | 31 min | $200,871 |
| Groveland | under 3% | A | C− | 33 min | $141,487 |
| Rowley | under 3% | A | B− | 28 min | $132,734 |
| Newbury | under 3% | A | C+ | 24 min | $174,868 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Georgetown’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 Georgetown: questions
What is the median household income in Georgetown?
$151,595 (±$22,732) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,960 across Massachusetts and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Georgetown?
3.8%, against 10.0% across Massachusetts and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Georgetown?
34 minutes each way on average, against 29 across Massachusetts and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Georgetown work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Boston (10%, 27 mi), Newburyport (6%, 8 mi), Danvers (5%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Georgetown walkable?
Georgetown is more walkable than 43% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 6.4 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Georgetown without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Georgetown, from the people who make the trip.
More of Georgetown
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.