Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domainHousehold incomes in Millbury top those of 88% of U.S. towns
About one in ten work in Millbury; the top destination outside it is Worcester (21%, 6 miles). The poverty rate is 5.0%, where Massachusetts as a whole has 10.0%. For jobs and income Millbury is better than 94% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is more walkable than 49% of U.S. towns (B−).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Millbury, in brief
Millbury and Worcester trade workers both ways
Worcester is the top workplace for Millbury residents (21%) and also where the most people who work in Millbury come from (15% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Millbury
72% of Millbury residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 51% of the jobs based in Millbury pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 92% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Young people hold many of the jobs here
32% of the jobs based in Millbury are held by workers 29 or younger, against 19% of Millbury’s own working residents. 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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Millbury
All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Millbury’s grade. 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, Millbury could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Where Millbury goes to work
Where Millbury clocks in
21% of workers
7% of workers
4% 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.
What work there is in Millbury: 4,827 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Millbury, 2013 → 2023: 4,967 → 4,827. 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 Millbury’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who works in Millbury, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 6,485 residents head out to work, 592 work right here, and 4,235 people come in from elsewhere.
About 12,000 people are in Millbury on a workday afternoon, 16% fewer than live here.
0.68 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The daily trip from Millbury: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Millbury workers work from home, vs 19% across Massachusetts. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,258 commuters (the 15% 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 Millbury
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.
In Millbury, most people drive to work
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 14.1% across Massachusetts.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 7,344 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 34% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 13% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.9 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 56% 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). 5.9% of Millbury households have no vehicle (Massachusetts 11.7%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Millbury’s commuters take a bus or train.
214th of 2,227: where Millbury ranks among U.S. towns of 10,000 to 19,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
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| 16 | Weston MA | 11,729 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.2% | 6% | A+ |
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| 21 | Norwell MA | 11,546 | $189K | 2.7% | 1.9% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 26 | Westwood MA | 16,426 | $223K | 4.6% | 1.9% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 212 | Denville Township NJ | 17,424 | $161K | 1.9% | 4.8% | 8% | A |
| 213 | Riviera Beach MD | 12,192 | $113K | 4.7% | 2.8% | 2% | A |
| 214 | Millbury MA | 14,276 | $119K | 5.0% | 2.4% | 8% | A |
| 215 | Scio Township MI | 18,597 | $130K | 6.4% | 2.0% | 7% | A |
| 216 | Mount Joy Township PA | 10,815 | $98K | 3.4% | 1.8% | 6% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,227 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Millbury, the top three, the last and three more from Massachusetts.
26% of Millbury works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Millbury workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millbury | – | A | B− | 29 min | $118,790 |
| Oxford | under 2% | B+ | B− | 28 min | $103,862 |
| Sutton | under 2% | A | C | 30 min | $147,125 |
| Auburn | 3% | A | B | 26 min | $116,711 |
| Grafton | 2% | A | B | 33 min | $131,484 |
| Worcester | 21% | C+ | A+ | 24 min | $70,102 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Worcester. Darker towns draw more of Millbury’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 Millbury: questions
What is the median household income in Millbury?
$118,790 (±$13,217) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,960 across Massachusetts and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Millbury?
5.0%, against 10.0% across Massachusetts and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Millbury?
29 minutes each way on average, against 29 across Massachusetts and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Millbury work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Worcester (21%, 6 mi), Boston (7%, 40 mi), Marlborough (4%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Millbury walkable?
Millbury is more walkable than 49% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 8.2 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Millbury without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 13% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Millbury, from the people who make the trip.
More of Millbury
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.