Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 3.0North Scituate has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
North Scituate has 469 jobs for 2,657 working residents. Only 2% work in North Scituate itself; outside it, Boston draws the most (29%, 15 miles). Home is the office for 28% of workers (Massachusetts 19%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
North Scituate and work: the main findings
North Scituate is a place people come home to
There are 469 jobs based in North Scituate, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday North Scituate has about 4,300 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Home offices are common in North Scituate
28% of North Scituate workers work from home, against 19% across Massachusetts. Time on the road ↓
North Scituate workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 29 across Massachusetts. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
29% of North Scituate works in Boston
769 working residents, 29%, have their main job in Boston, 15 miles away. That’s 15 times as many as work in North Scituate itself. The commute map ↓
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 a workday changes North Scituate
On a workday 2,596 residents head out to work, 61 work right here, and 408 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,300 people are in North Scituate on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
About 35 minutes to work from North Scituate
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of North Scituate workers work from home, vs 19% across Massachusetts. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,267 commuters (the 28% 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.
Where the trip to work from North Scituate ends
Where North Scituate clocks in
29% of workers
13% 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.
The kinds of work in North Scituate
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in North Scituate, 2013 → 2023: 424 → 469. 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 North Scituate’s own residents hold wherever they work.
North Scituate’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Next door to North Scituate
The biggest share goes to Cohasset (3%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | North Scituate workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Scituate | – | — | — | 35 min | $140,329 |
| Cohasset | 3% | A | A− | 37 min | $199,306 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of North Scituate’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 North Scituate: questions
What is the median household income in North Scituate?
$140,329 (±$37,630) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,960 across Massachusetts and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in North Scituate?
2.9%, against 10.0% across Massachusetts and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from North Scituate?
35 minutes each way on average, against 29 across Massachusetts and 26 nationally. 28% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in North Scituate work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Boston (29%, 15 mi), Scituate (13%, 1 mi), Quincy (4%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around North Scituate without a car?
9% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from North Scituate, from the people who make the trip.
More of North Scituate
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.