Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 3.0Work and commuting in Middleborough Center
Only 7% work in Middleborough Center itself; outside it, Middleborough draws the most (12%, 3 miles). 10% of workers have no commute at all, where Massachusetts as a whole has 19%. Commuters spend 30 minutes getting to work on average, against 29 across Massachusetts and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Middleborough Center
Middleborough Center’s commute, mile by mile
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.
In and out of Middleborough Center on a workday
On a workday 3,713 residents head out to work, 287 work right here, and 3,067 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.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.84 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.
The places Middleborough Center commutes to
Where Middleborough Center clocks in
12% of workers
12% of workers
7% 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.
Inside Middleborough Center’s 3,354 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Middleborough Center, 2014 → 2024: 3,048 → 3,354. 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 Middleborough Center’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 30 minutes each way, about the MA average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Middleborough Center workers work from home, vs 19% across Massachusetts. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,130 commuters (the 10% 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.
Around Middleborough Center: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Lakeville (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Middleborough Center workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middleborough Center | – | — | — | 30 min | $97,616 |
| North Lakeville | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Lakeville | 2% | A | B+ | 33 min | $133,984 |
Same-state neighbors only. North Lakeville: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Middleborough Center’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 Middleborough Center: questions
What is the median household income in Middleborough Center?
$97,616 (±$23,052) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,960 across Massachusetts and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Middleborough Center?
8.8%, against 10.0% across Massachusetts and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Middleborough Center?
30 minutes each way on average, against 29 across Massachusetts and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Middleborough Center work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Middleborough (12%, 3 mi), Boston (12%, 31 mi), Plymouth (7%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Middleborough Center without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Middleborough Center, from the people who make the trip.
More of Middleborough Center
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.