Photo: Marcbela (Marc N. Belanger) · Public domainHouseholds in Millville earn more than those in 91% of U.S. towns
For jobs and income Millville is better than 94% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is more walkable than 15% of U.S. towns (C−). 4.6% of residents are in poverty, against 10.0% across Massachusetts. Home is the office for 11% of workers, against 19% across Massachusetts.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Millville
Millville is a place people come home to
There are 254 jobs based in Millville, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Millville has about 1,600 people in it, 50% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Millville’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Millville is Boston, 35 miles away as the crow flies. 11% of working residents (195) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
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.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Millville
Household income is its strongest input ($127,188, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.0%, 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, Millville could be anywhere from A− to A+.
In and out of Millville on a workday
On a workday 1,798 residents head out to work, 53 work right here, and 201 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,600 people are in Millville on a workday afternoon, 50% fewer than live here.
0.14 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.
How far Millville’s workers travel
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.
Commuting out of Millville: the destinations
Where Millville clocks in
11% of workers
8% 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.
Jobs in Millville: what the 254 are
254 jobs are based in Millville.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Millville, 2013 → 2023: 279 → 254. 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 Millville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 32 minutes in Millville
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Millville workers work from home, vs 19% across Massachusetts. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,653 commuters (the 11% 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.
Driving is how Millville gets around
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,860 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 2.8% of Millville households have no vehicle (Massachusetts 11.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Millville’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Millville is 255th of 4,698 U.S. towns of 2,200 to 4,300
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 154 | Princeton MA | 3,618 | $159K | 4.2% | 0.4% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 253 | Chico WA | 3,336 | $141K | 1.7% | 0.9% | 1% | A |
| 254 | St. Joseph IL | 3,689 | $121K | 4.1% | 0.9% | 9% | A |
| 255 | Millville MA | 3,186 | $127K | 4.6% | 3.0% | 3% | A |
| 256 | Rochester Township MN | 2,280 | $246K | 1.3% | 3.0% | <1% | A |
| 257 | Cranbury Township NJ | 4,240 | $217K | 3.6% | 4.1% | 6% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 312 | Essex MA | 3,770 | $157K | 8.1% | 1.5% | 15% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 462 | Dunstable MA | 3,486 | $209K | 0.5% | 5.6% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,698 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Millville, the top three, the last and three more from Massachusetts.
Next door to Millville
The biggest share goes to Uxbridge (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Millville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millville | – | A | C− | 32 min | $127,188 |
| Blackstone | under 3% | A− | C | 34 min | $94,191 |
| Uxbridge | 3% | A | C+ | 37 min | $124,725 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Millville’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 Millville: questions
What is the median household income in Millville?
$127,188 (±$32,485) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,960 across Massachusetts and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Millville?
4.6%, against 10.0% across Massachusetts and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Millville?
32 minutes each way on average, against 29 across Massachusetts and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Millville work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Boston (11%, 35 mi), Milford (8%, 9 mi), Franklin Town (4%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Millville walkable?
Millville is more walkable than 15% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 4.7 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Millville without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Millville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Millville
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.