Photo: ToddC4176 · CC BY-SA 3.0Hawley has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Commuters spend 31 minutes getting to work on average; Massachusetts averages 29, the U.S. 26. 40 jobs are based in Hawley, and 147 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Hawley itself; outside it, Greenfield draws the most (14%, 16 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Hawley
On a workday 146 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 39 people come in from elsewhere.
About 240 people are in Hawley on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
Out of Hawley to work: where people go
Where Hawley clocks in
14% of workers
10% 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.
Goods jobs make up 43% of work in Hawley
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hawley, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 40. 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 Hawley’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Hawley spends getting to work: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hawley workers work from home, vs 19% across Massachusetts. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 88 commuters (the 19% 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 Hawley commutes
About 25% 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.
Bordering towns draw 10% of Hawley’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hawley workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawley | – | — | — | 31 min | $87,500 |
| Charlemont | 10% | D | B | 37 min | $53,063 |
| Plainfield | under 3% | — | — | 38 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Plainfield: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Charlemont. Darker towns draw more of Hawley’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 Hawley: questions
What is the median household income in Hawley?
$87,500 (±$25,993) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,960 across Massachusetts and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hawley?
7.9%, against 10.0% across Massachusetts and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hawley?
31 minutes each way on average, against 29 across Massachusetts and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hawley work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Greenfield (14%, 16 mi), Charlemont (10%, 5 mi), Shelburne (5%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hawley without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hawley, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hawley
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.