Photo: ToddC4176 · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of Savoy commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Only 2% stay in Savoy for work; outside it, Pittsfield is the main destination (17%, 16 miles). Savoy has 44 jobs for 337 working residents. 3% of workers have no commute at all (Massachusetts 19%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Savoy in brief
Savoy is a place people come home to
There are 44 jobs based in Savoy, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Savoy has about 360 people in it, 45% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Savoy workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 19% across Massachusetts. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
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; with 337 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily commute in and out of Savoy
On a workday 329 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 36 people come in from elsewhere.
About 360 people are in Savoy on a workday afternoon, 45% 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.
Getting to work from Savoy takes about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Savoy workers work from home, vs 19% across Massachusetts. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 358 commuters (the 3% 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.
The towns that employ Savoy’s residents
Where Savoy clocks in
17% of workers
10% 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.
What Savoy’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Savoy, 2013 → 2023: 43 → 44. 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 Savoy’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Savoy
About 26% 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.
Savoy and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Savoy workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Savoy | – | — | — | 33 min | $61,328 |
| Florida | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Cheshire | 3% | C+ | A | 29 min | $69,803 |
| Plainfield | under 3% | — | — | 38 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Florida and Plainfield: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Cheshire. Darker towns draw more of Savoy’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 Savoy: questions
What is the median household income in Savoy?
$61,328 (±$26,970) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,960 across Massachusetts and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Savoy?
12.7%, against 10.0% across Massachusetts and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Savoy?
33 minutes each way on average, against 29 across Massachusetts and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Savoy work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsfield (17%, 16 mi), Adams (10%, 5 mi), North Adams (8%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Savoy 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 Savoy, from the people who make the trip.
More of Savoy
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.