Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 3.0Household incomes in Rehoboth are higher than in 93% of U.S. towns
3.6% of residents are in poverty, against 10.0% across Massachusetts. Jobs and income earn Rehoboth A+; getting around on foot earns it B+. 10% of workers have no commute at all; Massachusetts has 19%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Rehoboth
A lot of Rehoboth workers cross into Rhode Island
32% of Rehoboth workers work outside Massachusetts, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Providence (9%), East Providence (5%) and Pawtucket (2%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
Rehoboth is a place people come home to
There are 1,800 jobs based in Rehoboth, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Rehoboth has about 8,700 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Rehoboth has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Rehoboth went from 1,246 in 2013 to 1,800 in 2023, +44%. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
What’s behind Rehoboth’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Rehoboth is better than 96% of U.S. towns, #23 of 283 in Massachusetts. Household income is its strongest input ($138,214, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (2.6%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Rehoboth could be anywhere from A to A+.
9% of working residents work in Providence
Where Rehoboth clocks in
9% of workers
8% of workers
5% 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.
Rehoboth on a workday afternoon
On a workday 6,244 residents head out to work, 426 work right here, and 1,374 people come in from elsewhere.
About 8,700 people are in Rehoboth on a workday afternoon, 36% fewer than live here.
0.27 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Jobs in Rehoboth: what the 1,800 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rehoboth, 2013 → 2023: 1,246 → 1,800. 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 Rehoboth’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Rehoboth: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rehoboth workers work from home, vs 19% across Massachusetts. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,458 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Rehoboth
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.
In Rehoboth, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Rehoboth is more walkable than 65% of U.S. towns, #175 of 283 in Massachusetts. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 7.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 14.1% across Massachusetts, on an EPA index of 6.1.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 7,218 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.1% of Rehoboth households have no vehicle (Massachusetts 11.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Rehoboth’s commuters take a bus or train.
163rd of 2,526: where Rehoboth ranks among U.S. towns of 9,000 to 18,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
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| 19 | Weston MA | 11,729 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 26 | Norwell MA | 11,546 | $189K | 2.7% | 1.9% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 32 | Westwood MA | 16,426 | $223K | 4.6% | 1.9% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 161 | Hobart WI | 11,674 | $103K | 4.2% | 0.5% | 3% | A+ |
| 162 | Colchester CT | 15,825 | $122K | 3.9% | 1.7% | 16% | A+ |
| 163 | Rehoboth MA | 13,567 | $138K | 3.6% | 2.6% | 6% | A+ |
| 164 | Oakbrook KY | 10,211 | $95K | 2.5% | 1.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 165 | Columbia IL | 10,865 | $108K | 5.4% | 1.4% | 13% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,526 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Rehoboth, the top three, the last and three more from Massachusetts.
13% of Rehoboth works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Attleboro (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rehoboth workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rehoboth | – | A+ | B+ | 30 min | $138,214 |
| Swansea | under 3% | A | B− | 26 min | $116,364 |
| Attleboro | 5% | B+ | A | 31 min | $98,954 |
| Seekonk | 4% | A− | A− | 29 min | $120,613 |
| Taunton | 4% | B− | A− | 29 min | $79,283 |
| Norton | under 3% | A | A− | 33 min | $124,535 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Rehoboth’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 Rehoboth: questions
What is the median household income in Rehoboth?
$138,214 (±$15,205) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,960 across Massachusetts and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rehoboth?
3.6%, against 10.0% across Massachusetts and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rehoboth?
30 minutes each way on average, against 29 across Massachusetts and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rehoboth work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Providence (9%, 9 mi), Boston (8%, 36 mi), Attleboro (5%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Rehoboth walkable?
Rehoboth is more walkable than 65% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 6.1 out of 20, and 7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Rehoboth without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Rehoboth, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rehoboth
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.