Photo: T.S. Custadio aka ToddC4176 at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Households in Seekonk earn more than those in 88% of U.S. towns
4.7% of residents live below the poverty line; Massachusetts has 10.0%. Seekonk grades A− for jobs and income and A− for walkability. For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 1.8 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 5.3 in New Bedford.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Seekonk, in a few figures
A lot of Seekonk workers cross into Rhode Island
36% of Seekonk workers work outside Massachusetts, most of them in Rhode Island, the Census survey finds. The commute map ↓
Seekonk trades workers with the towns around it
Seekonk has about as many jobs (7,471) as working residents (8,297), but they are mostly different people: 7,617 residents leave for work each day while 6,791 people come in. Only 9% of the jobs in Seekonk are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Many of the people who work in Seekonk live in another state
East Providence, RI (7%), Pawtucket, RI (5%) and Providence, RI (5%) are among the top places Seekonk’s workers come from. Counting only the top ten home towns, 17% of the jobs here are held by people from out of state. The commute map ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
47% of the jobs in Seekonk are in trade, transport and utilities, against 18% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Seekonk
70% of Seekonk residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 51% of the jobs based in Seekonk pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 92% leave town for their job. 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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Seekonk
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Seekonk is better than 82% of U.S. towns, #141 of 283 in Massachusetts. Job access by car holds Seekonk’s grade up (ahead of 89% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (5.8%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Seekonk could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
12% of working residents work in Providence
Where Seekonk clocks in
12% of workers
8% of workers
7% 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.
Seekonk by day and by night
On a workday 7,617 residents head out to work, 680 work right here, and 6,791 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.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.90 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 7,471 jobs based in Seekonk
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Seekonk, 2013 → 2023: 6,683 → 7,471. 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 Seekonk’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Seekonk: about 29 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Seekonk workers work from home, vs 19% across Massachusetts. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,552 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 it is to work from Seekonk
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.
Seekonk is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Seekonk is more walkable than 76% of U.S. towns, #136 of 283 in Massachusetts. Both inputs place Seekonk 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 8,198 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 31% 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 1.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 67% 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). 1.7% of Seekonk households have no vehicle (Massachusetts 11.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 5% of Seekonk’s commuters take a bus or train.
Seekonk next to U.S. towns of 11,000 to 22,000: 647th of 2,220 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
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| 14 | Weston MA | 11,729 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 19 | Norwell MA | 11,546 | $189K | 2.7% | 1.9% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 24 | Westwood MA | 16,426 | $223K | 4.6% | 1.9% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 645 | Leesylvania VA | 21,632 | $133K | 4.4% | 6.1% | 2% | A− |
| 646 | North Canton OH | 17,692 | $73K | 6.4% | 1.7% | 9% | A− |
| 647 | Seekonk MA | 16,046 | $121K | 4.7% | 5.8% | 8% | A− |
| 648 | Hanover MA | 14,971 | $190K | 4.8% | 6.5% | 10% | A− |
| 649 | North Liberty IA | 21,976 | $102K | 6.1% | 3.3% | 9% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,220 | 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.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Seekonk, the top three, the last and three more from Massachusetts.
Seekonk and its neighbors: 15% work next door
The biggest share goes to East Providence (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
Darker towns draw more of Seekonk’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 Seekonk: questions
What is the median household income in Seekonk?
$120,613 (±$5,996) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,960 across Massachusetts and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Seekonk?
4.7%, against 10.0% across Massachusetts and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Seekonk?
29 minutes each way on average, against 29 across Massachusetts and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Seekonk work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Providence (12%, 5 mi), Boston (8%, 38 mi), East Providence (7%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Seekonk walkable?
Seekonk is more walkable than 76% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 7.8 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Seekonk without a car?
5% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Seekonk, from the people who make the trip.
More of Seekonk
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.