Photo: Doc Searls from Santa Barbara, USA · CC BY 2.0Hull has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
For jobs and income Hull is better than 84% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 97% of U.S. towns (A+). Hull has 1,137 jobs, against 4,821 working residents. Household incomes here are higher than in 86% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Hull apart
A lot of Hull works one town over
44% of working residents work in a town that borders Hull: Boston (26%), Hingham (6%) and Quincy (5%). Next door ↓
Hull’s workforce skews older
40% of Hull’s working residents are 55 or older. That’s about two in five. The jobs ↓
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.
The figures behind Hull’s Jobs & income grade
Household income is its strongest input ($115,485, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (4.0%, U.S. 5.2%). 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, Hull could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
What Hull’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hull, 2013 → 2023: 997 → 1,137. 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 Hull’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many people are in Hull by day
On a workday 4,352 residents head out to work, 469 work right here, and 668 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,600 people are in Hull on a workday afternoon, 36% 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 Hull 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.
From Hull, about 33 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hull workers work from home, vs 19% across Massachusetts. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,864 commuters (the 20% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Hull
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.
Walkable streets, thin transit: Hull
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 6,054 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 34% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.6 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 64% 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). 2.3% of Hull households have no vehicle (Massachusetts 11.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 8% of Hull’s commuters take a bus or train.
683rd of 2,878: where Hull ranks among U.S. towns of 7,000 to 14,000
| # | 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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| 24 | Weston MA | 11,729 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 34 | Norwell MA | 11,546 | $189K | 2.7% | 1.9% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 80 | Georgetown MA | 8,577 | $152K | 3.8% | 1.7% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 681 | Roanoke TX | 10,931 | $97K | 4.5% | 5.0% | 3% | A− |
| 682 | Newcastle WA | 13,128 | $160K | 5.9% | 5.6% | 1% | A− |
| 683 | Hull MA | 10,266 | $115K | 5.8% | 4.0% | 10% | A− |
| 684 | Tallmadge Township MI | 9,188 | $101K | 6.3% | 3.4% | 6% | A− |
| 685 | West Donegal Township PA | 9,182 | $90K | 6.1% | 2.7% | 10% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,878 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Hull, the top three, the last and three more from Massachusetts.
Bordering towns draw 44% of Hull’s workers
The biggest share goes to Boston (26%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hull workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hull | – | A− | A+ | 33 min | $115,485 |
| Hingham | 6% | A+ | A+ | 36 min | $178,390 |
| Cohasset | 3% | A | A− | 37 min | $199,306 |
| Quincy | 5% | B | A+ | 35 min | $98,882 |
| Boston | 26% | B | A+ | 30 min | $97,344 |
| Weymouth Town | 4% | A− | A | 35 min | $102,714 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hull’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 Hull: questions
What is the median household income in Hull?
$115,485 (±$14,015) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,960 across Massachusetts and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hull?
5.8%, against 10.0% across Massachusetts and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hull?
33 minutes each way on average, against 29 across Massachusetts and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hull work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Boston (26%, 7 mi), Hingham (6%, 8 mi), Quincy (5%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Hull walkable?
Hull is more walkable than 97% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 13.8 out of 20, and 11% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hull without a car?
8% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 34% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hull, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hull
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.