Seabrook has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Working residents average 35 minutes each way (Massachusetts 29, U.S. 26). There are 5 jobs in Seabrook, against 138 working residents. 35% of workers work from home, where Massachusetts as a whole has 19%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Seabrook on a workday afternoon
On a workday 137 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 400 people are in Seabrook on a workday afternoon, 25% 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.
14% of working residents work in Falmouth
Where Seabrook clocks in
14% of workers
14% of workers
10% 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.
In Seabrook, 40% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Seabrook, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 5. 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 Seabrook’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Seabrook’s commute takes about 35 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Seabrook workers work from home, vs 19% across Massachusetts. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 168 commuters (the 35% 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.
Miles to work from Seabrook
About 31% 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.
14% of Seabrook works in a bordering town
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Seabrook workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seabrook | – | — | — | 35 min | $142,031 |
| Falmouth | 14% | C+ | A− | 24 min | $93,043 |
| Monomoscoy Island | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Monomoscoy Island: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Falmouth. Darker towns draw more of Seabrook’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 Seabrook: questions
What is the median household income in Seabrook?
$142,031 (±$62,668) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,960 across Massachusetts and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Seabrook?
0.0%, against 10.0% across Massachusetts and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Seabrook?
35 minutes each way on average, against 29 across Massachusetts and 26 nationally. 35% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Seabrook work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Falmouth (14%, 5 mi), Mashpee (14%, 2 mi), Barnstable Town (10%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Seabrook without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Seabrook, from the people who make the trip.
More of Seabrook
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.