Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 3.0Raynham Center has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
Only 4% work in Raynham Center itself; outside it, Boston draws the most (13%, 28 miles). 653 jobs are based in Raynham Center, against 2,199 working residents. For 8% of workers, the job is at home, where Massachusetts as a whole has 19%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Raynham Center apart
Raynham Center’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Raynham Center is Boston, 28 miles away as the crow flies. 13% of working residents (284) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Raynham Center is a place people come home to
There are 653 jobs based in Raynham Center, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Raynham Center has about 3,300 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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.
The distance from Raynham Center to work
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.
Who commutes out of Raynham Center, and who commutes in
On a workday 2,120 residents head out to work, 79 work right here, and 574 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,300 people are in Raynham Center on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
Where people from Raynham Center work
Where Raynham Center clocks in
13% of workers
8% of workers
8% 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.
Most jobs in Raynham Center are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Raynham Center, 2013 → 2023: 516 → 653. 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 Raynham Center’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Raynham Center, about 33 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Raynham Center workers work from home, vs 19% across Massachusetts. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,468 commuters (the 8% 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 Raynham Center compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Raynham Center workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raynham Center | – | — | — | 33 min | $132,382 |
| Bridgewater Town | 4% | A− | A | 31 min | $112,651 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Bridgewater Town. Darker towns draw more of Raynham Center’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 Raynham Center: questions
What is the median household income in Raynham Center?
$132,382 (±$13,553) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,960 across Massachusetts and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Raynham Center?
11.0%, against 10.0% across Massachusetts and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Raynham Center?
33 minutes each way on average, against 29 across Massachusetts and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Raynham Center work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Boston (13%, 28 mi), Raynham (8%, 0 mi), Taunton (8%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Raynham Center without a car?
9% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Raynham Center, from the people who make the trip.
More of Raynham Center
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.