Photo: ToddC4176 · CC BY-SA 3.0Rowe has 0.6 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 3% work in Rowe; the top destination outside it is Greenfield (11%, 17 miles). 103 jobs are based in Rowe, against 185 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 7% of workers, next to 19% for Massachusetts as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Rowe on a workday
On a workday 180 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 98 people come in from elsewhere.
About 340 people are in Rowe on a workday afternoon, 20% 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.
Out of Rowe to work: where people go
Where Rowe clocks in
11% of workers
6% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rowe, 2013 → 2023: 66 → 103. 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 Rowe’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 36 minutes each way for Rowe’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rowe workers work from home, vs 19% across Massachusetts. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 155 commuters (the 7% 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.
Rowe’s commute, mile by mile
About 34% 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.
Around Rowe: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Charlemont (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rowe workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rowe | – | — | — | 36 min | $69,583 |
| Florida | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Monroe | under 3% | — | — | 56 min | — |
| Charlemont | 6% | D | B | 37 min | $53,063 |
| Heath | under 3% | — | — | 35 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Florida, Monroe and Heath: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Rowe’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 Rowe: questions
What is the median household income in Rowe?
$69,583 (±$12,812) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,960 across Massachusetts and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rowe?
15.8%, against 10.0% across Massachusetts and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rowe?
36 minutes each way on average, against 29 across Massachusetts and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rowe work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Greenfield (11%, 17 mi), Charlemont (6%, 5 mi), Shelburne (5%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Rowe without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Rowe, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rowe
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.