Most of Green Harbor commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
For 5% of workers, the job is at home (Massachusetts 19%). There are 32 jobs in Green Harbor, against 155 working residents. Hardly any work in Green Harbor itself; outside it, Boston draws the most (13%, 26 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Green Harbor on a workday
On a workday 155 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 32 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Green Harbor’s residents
Where Green Harbor clocks in
13% of workers
9% of workers
8% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Green Harbor
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Green Harbor, 2013 → 2023: 10 → 32. 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 Green Harbor’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Green Harbor
of Green Harbor workers work from home, vs 19% across Massachusetts. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 456 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 many miles Green Harbor commutes
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.
Work in the towns next to Green Harbor
The biggest share goes to Marshfield (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Green Harbor workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Harbor | – | — | — | — | $203,159 |
| Cedar Crest | under 3% | — | — | 42 min | — |
| Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock | under 3% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Marshfield | 9% | A− | B+ | 35 min | $125,986 |
Same-state neighbors only. Cedar Crest and Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Green Harbor’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 Green Harbor: questions
What is the median household income in Green Harbor?
$203,159 (±$149,410) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,960 across Massachusetts and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Green Harbor?
7.8%, against 10.0% across Massachusetts and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Green Harbor work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Boston (13%, 26 mi), Marshfield (9%, 5 mi), Duxbury (8%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Green Harbor without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Green Harbor, from the people who make the trip.
More of Green Harbor
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.