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Jobs & commute in Sagamore

Jobs and the daily commute in Sagamore

A typical one-way commute lasts 26 minutes (Massachusetts 29, U.S. 26). Only 6% stay in Sagamore for work; outside it, Bourne is the main destination (15%, 6 miles). 1,413 jobs are based in Sagamore for 1,537 working residents.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

1,413 jobs based here
Household income
$108K
median · Massachusetts $104K
Poverty
2.5%
Massachusetts 10.0%
Unemployment
3.2%
Massachusetts 5.2% · U.S. 5.2%
Time each way
26 min
Massachusetts 29 · U.S. 26
Work in town
6%
88 of 1,537 working residents
Work from home
20%
Massachusetts 19% · U.S. 15%
What stands out

What sets Sagamore apart on work

6%of jobs in Sagamore held by residents
★ What stands out · Day and night

How many people are in Sagamore by day

On a workday 1,449 residents head out to work, 88 work right here, and 1,325 people come in from elsewhere.

1,449live here, work elsewhere
88live and work here
1,325work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night4,100
Workday3,900
4,100live here− 1,400head out to work+ 1,300come in to work= 3,900on a workday

About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.92jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

About as many jobs as working residents (0.92 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.

The commute map

Where the trip to work from Sagamore ends

New BedfordBrockton: 26 residents work here (2%)Boston: 88 residents work here (6%)Barnstable Town: 131 residents work here (9%)DennisPlymouth: 187 residents work here (12%)Mashpee: 41 residents work here (3%)Sandwich: 74 residents work here (5%)Yarmouth: 32 residents work here (2%)Bourne: 233 residents work here (15%)DuxburyWareham: 47 residents work here (3%)Falmouth: 63 residents work here (4%)SagamoreBournePlymouthBarnstable TownBostonSandwichFalmouthSagamore
1
Bourne5.5 mi away
15%233
2
Plymouth8.4 mi away
12%187
3
Barnstable Town12.4 mi away
9%131
4
Boston45.3 mi away
6%88
5
Sandwich5.4 mi away
5%74
6
Falmouth13.4 mi away
4%63
7
Wareham9.1 mi away
3%47
8
Mashpee11.6 mi away
3%41
9
Yarmouth17.5 mi away
2%32
10
Brockton32.8 mi away
2%26
Everywhere elseother towns and states
40%615
The top trips

Where Sagamore clocks in

15% of workers
5.5 mi awayBourne233 Sagamore residents work here · Jobs & commute →
12% of workers
8.4 mi awayPlymouth187 Sagamore residents work here · Jobs & commute →
9% of workers
12.4 mi awayBarnstable Town131 Sagamore residents work here · Jobs & commute →

Lines 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.

The jobs

71% of the jobs in Sagamore pay over $3,333 a month

Jobs based in SagamoreJobs Sagamore residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms24%13%
Trade, transport & utilities32%19%
Services: health, schools, offices44%68%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less11%16%
$1,251–$3,333 a month18%20%
Over $3,333 a month71%64%

Who does it

29 or younger18%22%
30 to 5448%43%
55 and older33%35%
−3%

Jobs based in Sagamore, 2013 → 2023: 1,463 → 1,413. 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 Sagamore’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

A commute of about 26 minutes in Sagamore

A year of commuting
200 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Sagamore26 min
Massachusetts29 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
20%

of Sagamore workers work from home, vs 19% across Massachusetts. Their commute is the hallway.

About 2 in 10
How Sagamore gets to work
82%Drive alone
13%Carpool
1%Walk
4%Other

Share of the 1,814 commuters (the 20% 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

Half of Sagamore commutes less than 17 miles

10 mi25 mi50 mi55 miBourne: 15% · 5.5 miPlymouth: 12% · 8.4 miBarnstable Town: 9% · 12.4 miBoston: 6% · 45.3 miSandwich: 5% · 5.4 miFalmouth: 4% · 13.4 miWareham: 3% · 9.1 miMashpee: 3% · 11.6 miYarmouth: 2% · 17.5 miBrockton: 2% · 32.8 miBourne 15%Plymouth 12%Barnstable Town 9%Boston 6%Sandwich 5%Sagamore
SagamoreTop destinations (size = commuters)
26%Under 10 mi406 residents
35%10–24 mi541 residents
27%25–50 mi415 residents
11%Over 50 mi174 residents

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.

Next door

Sagamore and its neighbors: 17% work next door

The biggest share goes to Plymouth (12%).

Sandwich: 5% of workers work herePlymouth: 12% of workers work hereSandwichPlymouthSagamore
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Sagamore26 min
Sandwich28 min
Plymouth31 min
Sandwich5% of Sagamore works herePlymouth12% of Sagamore works here

Jobs & commute next door

TownSagamore workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Sagamore–——26 min$108,315
Sandwich5%A−B+28 min$122,486
Plymouth12%B+A−31 min$116,941

Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Sagamore’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Sagamore: questions

What is the median household income in Sagamore?

$108,315 (±$37,800) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,960 across Massachusetts and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Sagamore?

2.5%, against 10.0% across Massachusetts and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Sagamore?

26 minutes each way on average, against 29 across Massachusetts and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Sagamore work?

6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bourne (15%, 6 mi), Plymouth (12%, 8 mi), Barnstable Town (9%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Sagamore without a car?

0% 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 Sagamore, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

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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.