Photo: Marcbela (Marc N. Belanger) · Public domainMost of Holbrook commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
Jobs and income earn Holbrook A; getting around on foot earns it A. There are 2,612 jobs in Holbrook, and 6,084 of its residents work somewhere. Measured by household income, Holbrook is ahead of 86% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Holbrook, in brief
Holbrook workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 38 minutes each way, against 29 across Massachusetts. Over a year that’s about 291 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Holbrook empties out on a workday
About 7,900 people are in Holbrook on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than the 11,000 who live here: 5,800 head out to work and 2,300 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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Holbrook
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Holbrook is better than 90% of U.S. towns, #79 of 283 in Massachusetts. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 91% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (7.7%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Holbrook could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
The daily trip from Holbrook: about 38 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Holbrook workers work from home, vs 19% across Massachusetts. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,272 commuters (the 12% 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.
Holbrook on a workday afternoon
On a workday 5,785 residents head out to work, 299 work right here, and 2,313 people come in from elsewhere.
About 7,900 people are in Holbrook on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
26% of working residents work in Boston
Where Holbrook clocks in
26% 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.
Goods jobs make up 28% of work in Holbrook
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Holbrook, 2013 → 2023: 2,365 → 2,612. 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 Holbrook’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Holbrook
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.
Good to walk, short on transit: Holbrook
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Holbrook is more walkable than 89% of U.S. towns, #75 of 283 in Massachusetts. Both inputs place Holbrook 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 5,995 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 44% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 10% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 4.9 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 84% 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). 6.7% of Holbrook households have no vehicle (Massachusetts 11.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 6% of Holbrook’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 8,000 to 15,000, Holbrook ranks 399th of 2,507 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
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| 23 | Weston MA | 11,729 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 31 | Norwell MA | 11,546 | $189K | 2.7% | 1.9% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 73 | Georgetown MA | 8,577 | $152K | 3.8% | 1.7% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 397 | Salisbury Township PA | 11,598 | $93K | 5.3% | 0.4% | 15% | A |
| 398 | South Park Township PA | 13,613 | $101K | 3.8% | 3.2% | 4% | A |
| 399 | Holbrook MA | 11,401 | $115K | 7.7% | 2.8% | 5% | A |
| 400 | Applewood CO | 8,350 | $131K | 4.4% | 4.5% | 2% | A |
| 401 | Pebble Creek FL | 10,447 | $110K | 6.0% | 2.4% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,507 | Roma TX | 11,543 | $25K | 37.1% | 12.4% | 22% | 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 Holbrook, the top three, the last and three more from Massachusetts.
Holbrook and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Braintree Town (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Holbrook workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holbrook | – | A | A | 38 min | $115,210 |
| Avon | under 2% | A+ | A+ | 28 min | $130,625 |
| Braintree Town | 6% | A | A+ | 33 min | $122,214 |
| Randolph Town | 2% | B+ | A+ | 37 min | $109,573 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Holbrook’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 Holbrook: questions
What is the median household income in Holbrook?
$115,210 (±$13,839) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,960 across Massachusetts and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Holbrook?
7.7%, against 10.0% across Massachusetts and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Holbrook?
38 minutes each way on average, against 29 across Massachusetts and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Holbrook work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Boston (26%, 13 mi), Braintree Town (6%, 5 mi), Quincy (5%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Holbrook walkable?
Holbrook is more walkable than 89% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 9.3 out of 20, and 8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Holbrook without a car?
6% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. 10% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Holbrook, from the people who make the trip.
More of Holbrook
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.