Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 3.0With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Montgomery works elsewhere
24 jobs are based in Montgomery for 420 working residents. Hardly any stay in Montgomery for work; outside it, Westfield is the main destination (15%, 7 miles). For 9% of workers, the job is at home, next to 19% for Massachusetts as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Montgomery, in a few figures
Montgomery is a place people come home to
There are 24 jobs based in Montgomery, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Montgomery has about 440 people in it, 47% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Montgomery workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 29 across Massachusetts. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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; with 420 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How many people are in Montgomery by day
On a workday 418 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 22 people come in from elsewhere.
About 440 people are in Montgomery on a workday afternoon, 47% 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.
Montgomery’s commute takes about 36 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Montgomery workers work from home, vs 19% across Massachusetts. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 365 commuters (the 9% 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.
The places Montgomery commutes to
Where Montgomery clocks in
15% of workers
11% 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.
Montgomery works in goods: 50% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Montgomery, 2013 → 2023: 34 → 24. 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 Montgomery’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Montgomery
About 22% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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.
The towns next door employ 17% of Montgomery
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Montgomery workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery | – | — | — | 36 min | $123,000 |
| Russell | 2% | B+ | C− | 30 min | $108,750 |
| Westfield | 15% | B+ | A | 27 min | $87,753 |
| Huntington | under 2% | B | C− | 34 min | $94,398 |
| Southampton | under 2% | A | D | 22 min | $123,125 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Westfield. Darker towns draw more of Montgomery’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 Montgomery: questions
What is the median household income in Montgomery?
$123,000 (±$18,556) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,960 across Massachusetts and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Montgomery?
1.5%, against 10.0% across Massachusetts and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Montgomery?
36 minutes each way on average, against 29 across Massachusetts and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Montgomery work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Westfield (15%, 7 mi), Springfield (11%, 17 mi), Northampton (4%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Montgomery 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 Montgomery, from the people who make the trip.
More of Montgomery
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.