Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 3.0Granby has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
There are 915 jobs in Granby for 2,830 working residents. Granby grades A for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. Measured by household income, Granby is ahead of 88% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Granby: the figures worth knowing
Commutes from Granby are quick
The average trip to work takes 23 minutes, against 29 across Massachusetts. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical Massachusetts worker. Time on the road ↓
Granby empties out on a workday
About 4,100 people are in Granby on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than the 6,000 who live here: 2,600 head out to work and 720 come in. Day and night ↓
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.
Jobs & income in Granby: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Granby is better than 93% of U.S. towns, #60 of 283 in Massachusetts. Household income is its strongest input ($119,297, U.S. $80,734); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 68% of U.S. towns). 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, Granby could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
Each way, about 23 minutes from Granby
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Granby workers work from home, vs 19% across Massachusetts. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,352 commuters (the 8% 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.
In and out of Granby on a workday
On a workday 2,637 residents head out to work, 193 work right here, and 722 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,100 people are in Granby on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
14% of working residents work in Springfield
Where Granby clocks in
14% of workers
8% 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.
The kinds of work in Granby
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Granby, 2013 → 2023: 698 → 915. 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 Granby’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Granby’s workers travel
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.
In Granby, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Granby is more walkable than 41% of U.S. towns, #239 of 283 in Massachusetts. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 14.1% across Massachusetts, on an EPA index of 5.5.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,640 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% 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 45% 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). 3.6% of Granby households have no vehicle (Massachusetts 11.7%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Granby’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Granby is 303rd among 3,394 U.S. towns of 4,200 to 8,100
| # | 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 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 36 | Lincoln MA | 6,925 | $175K | 2.3% | 2.2% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 92 | Hopedale MA | 6,066 | $116K | 2.9% | 1.6% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 98 | West Newbury MA | 4,709 | $180K | 1.6% | 2.4% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 301 | Rowley MA | 6,356 | $133K | 3.1% | 3.3% | 10% | A |
| 302 | Rancho Murieta CA | 5,875 | $140K | 4.1% | 2.5% | 7% | A |
| 303 | Granby MA | 5,991 | $119K | 4.5% | 2.1% | 7% | A |
| 304 | Morris Plains NJ | 6,586 | $155K | 3.2% | 5.0% | 5% | A |
| 305 | Bayville NY | 6,780 | $149K | 3.7% | 4.5% | 6% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,394 | Medina TX | 4,226 | $22K | 53.8% | 10.1% | 4% | 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 Granby, the top three, the last and three more from Massachusetts.
The towns next door employ 17% of Granby
The biggest share goes to South Hadley (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Granby workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granby | – | A | C+ | 23 min | $119,297 |
| South Hadley | 7% | A− | A | 24 min | $93,910 |
| Amherst Town | 7% | B+ | A+ | 18 min | $66,968 |
| Ludlow | 3% | B+ | B− | 20 min | $84,838 |
| Belchertown | under 3% | A− | B− | 29 min | $108,068 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Granby’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 Granby: questions
What is the median household income in Granby?
$119,297 (±$32,508) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,960 across Massachusetts and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Granby?
4.5%, against 10.0% across Massachusetts and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Granby?
23 minutes each way on average, against 29 across Massachusetts and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Granby work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Springfield (14%, 9 mi), Chicopee (8%, 6 mi), Holyoke (7%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Granby walkable?
Granby is more walkable than 41% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 5.5 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Granby without a car?
<1% 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 Granby, from the people who make the trip.
More of Granby
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.