Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 3.0Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Gosnold
A typical one-way commute from Gosnold lasts 10 minutes (Massachusetts 29, U.S. 26). Hardly any work in Gosnold; the top destination outside it is Oak Bluffs (20%, 16 miles). Employers in Gosnold report 17 jobs; 25 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Gosnold: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 25 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 17 people come in from elsewhere.
About 54 people are in Gosnold on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.68 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 Gosnold to work: where people go
Where Gosnold clocks in
20% of workers
16% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Gosnold
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gosnold, 2013 → 2023: 19 → 17. 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 Gosnold’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Gosnold: about 10 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Gosnold workers work from home, vs 19% across Massachusetts. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 22 commuters (the 24% 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.
Miles to work from Gosnold
About 16% 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.
28% of Gosnold works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to West Tisbury (16%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Gosnold workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gosnold | – | — | — | 10 min | — |
| Woods Hole | under 4% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Falmouth | under 4% | C+ | A− | 24 min | $93,043 |
| Aquinnah | under 4% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Dartmouth | under 4% | A− | A− | 27 min | $99,839 |
| Chilmark | under 4% | B+ | A+ | 32 min | $168,750 |
| West Tisbury | 16% | B | B− | 17 min | $182,750 |
| Tisbury | 12% | B | A+ | 21 min | $74,113 |
Same-state neighbors only. Woods Hole: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Aquinnah: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Gosnold’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 Gosnold: questions
What is the poverty rate in Gosnold?
0.0%, against 10.0% across Massachusetts and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Gosnold?
10 minutes each way on average, against 29 across Massachusetts and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Gosnold work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Oak Bluffs (20%, 16 mi), West Tisbury (16%, 11 mi), Tisbury (12%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Gosnold without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 83% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Gosnold, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gosnold
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.