Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 3.0Seconsett Island at work: jobs, income and the commute
Hardly any stay in Seconsett Island for work; outside it, Barnstable Town is the main destination (20%, 10 miles). There are 16 jobs in Seconsett Island, against 25 working residents. At home: 15% of workers have no commute at all (Massachusetts 19%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Seconsett Island
On a workday 25 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 16 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
0.64 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 2024, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Seconsett Island: the destinations
Where Seconsett Island clocks in
20% of workers
16% 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.
Goods jobs make up 75% of work in Seconsett Island
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Seconsett Island, 2014 → 2024: 14 → 16. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Seconsett Island’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Seconsett Island
of Seconsett Island workers work from home, vs 19% across Massachusetts. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 39 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.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Where in the region Seconsett Island works
About 28% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The towns around Seconsett Island
The biggest share goes to Falmouth (8%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Seconsett Island workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seconsett Island | – | — | — | — | $82,875 |
| Falmouth | 8% | C+ | A− | 24 min | $93,043 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Seconsett Island’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 2024, 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 Seconsett Island: questions
What is the median household income in Seconsett Island?
$82,875 (±$81,229) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,960 across Massachusetts and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Seconsett Island?
0.0%, against 10.0% across Massachusetts and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Seconsett Island work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Barnstable Town (20%, 10 mi), Mashpee (16%, 4 mi), Braintree Town (8%, 51 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Seconsett Island without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Seconsett Island, from the people who make the trip.
More of Seconsett Island
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.