Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0Sandwich has 0.7 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs & income A−: better than 79% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #159 of 283 in Massachusetts.
Walkability B+: more walkable than 67% of U.S. towns · #172 of 283 in Massachusetts.
Household incomes here are higher than in 89% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 28 minutes each way (Massachusetts 29, U.S. 26). About one in five work in Sandwich; the top destination outside it is Barnstable Town (19%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Sandwich
A lot of Sandwich works one town over
34% of working residents work in a town that borders Sandwich: Barnstable Town (19%), Falmouth (6%) and Mashpee (5%). Next door ↓
Sandwich’s workforce skews older
36% of Sandwich’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.
What’s behind Sandwich’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Sandwich is better than 79% of U.S. towns, #159 of 283 in Massachusetts. Household income holds Sandwich’s grade up ($122,486, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 46% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Sandwich could be anywhere from B to A.
What the 5,626 jobs in Sandwich are
5,626 jobs are based in Sandwich. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Sandwich’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sandwich, 2013 → 2023: 4,912 → 5,626. 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.
Sandwich quiets down on a workday
On a workday 6,656 residents head out to work, 1,687 work right here, and 3,939 people come in from elsewhere.
About 18,000 people are in Sandwich on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.67 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.
19% of working residents work in Barnstable Town
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Sandwich clocks in
19% of workers
6% of workers
6% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
About 28 minutes each way, about the MA average
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sandwich workers work from home, vs 19% across Massachusetts. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 9,363 commuters (the 15% who work from home are left out). Across Massachusetts: 75% drive alone, 8% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
Half of Sandwich commutes less than 12 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 21% 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.
Most trips from Sandwich start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Sandwich is more walkable than 67% of U.S. towns, #172 of 283 in Massachusetts. Both inputs place Sandwich near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 10,951 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 25% 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 0.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 54% 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). 2.6% of Sandwich households have no vehicle (Massachusetts 11.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Sandwich’s commuters take a bus or train.
Sandwich is 701st of 1,931 U.S. towns of 14,000 to 28,000 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Sandwich, the top three, the last and three more from Massachusetts.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ada Township MI | 14,769 | $168K | 2.0% | 0.7% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 13 | Westwood MA | 16,426 | $223K | 4.6% | 1.9% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 24 | Hopkinton MA | 19,866 | $223K | 2.5% | 2.3% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 60 | Hingham MA | 24,481 | $178K | 4.3% | 2.4% | 13% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 699 | Shorewood IL | 18,536 | $122K | 5.2% | 6.6% | 5% | A− |
| 700 | Manassas Park VA | 16,560 | $103K | 5.1% | 5.5% | 5% | A− |
| 701 | Sandwich MA | 20,575 | $122K | 7.0% | 2.7% | 20% | A− |
| 702 | Manor Township PA | 21,969 | $90K | 6.6% | 3.5% | 6% | A− |
| 703 | North Mankato MN | 14,165 | $81K | 4.5% | 2.8% | 19% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,931 | 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.
34% of Sandwich works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Barnstable Town (19%). Darker towns draw more of Sandwich’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sandwich workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandwich | – | A− | B+ | 28 min | $122,486 |
| Bourne | 4% | B | B+ | 26 min | $91,058 |
| Mashpee | 5% | B | B | 27 min | $95,299 |
| Sagamore | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Barnstable Town | 19% | B+ | A− | 25 min | $91,982 |
| Falmouth | 6% | C+ | A− | 24 min | $93,043 |
Same-state neighbors only. Sagamore: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Sandwich: questions
What is the median household income in Sandwich?
$122,486 (±$11,558) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,960 across Massachusetts and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sandwich?
7.0%, against 10.0% across Massachusetts and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sandwich?
28 minutes each way on average, against 29 across Massachusetts and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sandwich work?
20% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Barnstable Town (19%, 8 mi), Falmouth (6%, 10 mi), Boston (6%, 51 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Sandwich walkable?
Sandwich is more walkable than 67% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 7.5 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Sandwich without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sandwich, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sandwich
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.