Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of North Seekonk commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Employers in North Seekonk report 480 jobs, against 1,479 working residents. Only 2% stay in North Seekonk for work; outside it, Providence is the main destination (10%, 6 miles). 11% of workers work from home, where Massachusetts as a whole has 19%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets North Seekonk apart on work
A lot of North Seekonk workers cross into Rhode Island
34% of North Seekonk workers work outside Massachusetts, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Providence (10%), Pawtucket (6%) and East Providence (5%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
46% of the jobs in North Seekonk are in trade, transport and utilities, against 17% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
North Seekonk workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 29 across Massachusetts. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
North Seekonk empties out on a workday
About 2,000 people are in North Seekonk on a workday afternoon, 34% fewer than the 3,000 who live here: 1,500 head out to work and 460 come in. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
The towns that employ North Seekonk’s residents
Where North Seekonk clocks in
10% of workers
9% of workers
6% 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 North Seekonk: what the 480 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in North Seekonk, 2014 → 2024: 522 → 480. 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 North Seekonk’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 34 minutes each way for North Seekonk’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of North Seekonk workers work from home, vs 19% across Massachusetts. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,481 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.
North Seekonk on a workday afternoon
On a workday 1,456 residents head out to work, 23 work right here, and 457 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,000 people are in North Seekonk 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 2024, primary jobs.
The commute from North Seekonk, by distance
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.
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 North Seekonk: questions
What is the median household income in North Seekonk?
$114,712 (±$18,804) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,960 across Massachusetts and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in North Seekonk?
4.0%, against 10.0% across Massachusetts and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from North Seekonk?
34 minutes each way on average, against 29 across Massachusetts and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in North Seekonk work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Providence (10%, 6 mi), Seekonk (9%, 3 mi), Boston (6%, 35 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around North Seekonk without a car?
5% 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 Seekonk, from the people who make the trip.
More of North Seekonk
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.