Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 3.0Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Pocasset
Pocasset has 736 jobs for 958 working residents. Only 5% stay in Pocasset for work; outside it, Bourne is the main destination (21%, 4 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 26 minutes (Massachusetts 29, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Pocasset
Pocasset and Falmouth trade workers both ways
Falmouth is the top workplace for Pocasset residents (16%) and also where the most people who work in Pocasset come from (13% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Pocasset’s workforce skews older
39% of Pocasset’s working residents are 55 or older. 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; with 958 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where people from Pocasset work
Where Pocasset clocks in
21% of workers
16% of workers
7% 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.
68% of the jobs in Pocasset pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pocasset, 2013 → 2023: 857 → 736. 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 Pocasset’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How a workday changes Pocasset
On a workday 912 residents head out to work, 46 work right here, and 690 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,000 people are in Pocasset on a workday afternoon, 10% fewer than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.77 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Pocasset’s commute takes about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pocasset workers work from home, vs 19% across Massachusetts. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 873 commuters (the 18% 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.
How far Pocasset’s workers travel
About 19% 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 around Pocasset
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pocasset workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pocasset | – | — | — | 26 min | $84,583 |
| Monument Beach | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Marion | under 2% | B | A− | 34 min | $143,092 |
| Wareham | under 2% | B+ | B | 28 min | $90,383 |
Same-state neighbors only. Monument Beach: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pocasset’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 Pocasset: questions
What is the median household income in Pocasset?
$84,583 (±$26,018) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,960 across Massachusetts and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pocasset?
3.5%, against 10.0% across Massachusetts and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pocasset?
26 minutes each way on average, against 29 across Massachusetts and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pocasset work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bourne (21%, 4 mi), Falmouth (16%, 7 mi), Barnstable Town (7%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Pocasset without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pocasset, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pocasset
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.