Jobs, income and commuting in Marshfield Hills, MA
Only 4% stay in Marshfield Hills for work; outside it, Boston is the main destination (13%, 20 miles). The average commute takes 37 minutes each way (Massachusetts 29, U.S. 26). There are 850 jobs in Marshfield Hills for 1,105 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Marshfield Hills
Each way, about 37 minutes from Marshfield Hills
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Marshfield Hills workers work from home, vs 19% across Massachusetts. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 925 commuters (the 18% 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.
A workday in Marshfield Hills: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 1,061 residents head out to work, 44 work right here, and 806 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,700 people are in Marshfield Hills on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.77 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Marshfield Hills ends
Where Marshfield Hills clocks in
13% of workers
13% 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.
Marshfield Hills is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Marshfield Hills, 2014 → 2024: 125 → 850. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Marshfield Hills’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Marshfield Hills’ workers travel
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Marshfield Hills and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Marshfield Hills workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshfield Hills | – | — | — | 37 min | $216,250 |
| Scituate | 4% | A | A | 38 min | $136,732 |
| Norwell | 3% | A+ | B+ | 35 min | $188,699 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Scituate. Darker towns draw more of Marshfield Hills’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 2024, 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 Marshfield Hills: questions
What is the median household income in Marshfield Hills?
$216,250 (±$89,785) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,960 across Massachusetts and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Marshfield Hills?
3.5%, against 10.0% across Massachusetts and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Marshfield Hills?
37 minutes each way on average, against 29 across Massachusetts and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Marshfield Hills work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Boston (13%, 20 mi), Marshfield (13%, 2 mi), Quincy (5%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Marshfield Hills without a car?
16% 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 Marshfield Hills, from the people who make the trip.
More of Marshfield Hills
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.