Photo: Marcbela (Marc N. Belanger) · Public domainSharon’s household incomes are higher than in 98% of U.S. towns
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 1.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 47.9 in Boston. 3.8% of residents live below the poverty line; Massachusetts has 10.0%. For jobs and income Sharon is better than 97% of U.S. towns (A+); for walkability it is more walkable than 82% of U.S. towns (A−).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Sharon
Sharon has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Sharon went from 2,930 in 2013 to 5,376 in 2023, +83%. The jobs ↓
Sharon workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 39 minutes each way, against 29 across Massachusetts. Over a year that’s about 299 hours of commuting, 77 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (29 to 36 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Home offices are common in Sharon
32% of Sharon workers work from home, against 19% across Massachusetts. Time on the road ↓
Sharon draws workers from far and wide
The 5,376 jobs in Sharon are filled from a wide area. Sharon’s own residents hold 10% and the ten next-biggest home towns 29%; the other 61% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Three in four Sharon workers earn over $40,000 a year
78% of Sharon’s working residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, the top earnings band in the Census data. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Sharon
Household income is its strongest input ($191,835, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.0%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Sharon could be anywhere from A to A+.
What Sharon’s employers do
5,376 jobs are based in Sharon.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sharon, 2013 → 2023: 2,930 → 5,376. 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 Sharon’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Sharon takes about 39 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sharon workers work from home, vs 19% across Massachusetts. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,491 commuters (the 32% 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.
30% of working residents work in Boston
Where Sharon clocks in
30% of workers
5% of workers
3% 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.
Who commutes out of Sharon, and who commutes in
On a workday 7,978 residents head out to work, 543 work right here, and 4,833 people come in from elsewhere.
About 16,000 people are in Sharon on a workday afternoon, 17% fewer than live here.
0.63 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.
The distance from Sharon to work
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.
Sharon is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 21.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 14.1% across Massachusetts, on an EPA index of 7.1.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 9,482 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 5% 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 1.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 61% 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). 2.8% of Sharon households have no vehicle (Massachusetts 11.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 19% of Sharon’s commuters take a bus or train.
70th of 1,915: where Sharon ranks among U.S. towns of 13,000 to 25,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 15 | Westwood MA | 16,426 | $223K | 4.6% | 1.9% | 7% | A+ |
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| 23 | Hopkinton MA | 19,866 | $223K | 2.5% | 2.3% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 58 | Hingham MA | 24,481 | $178K | 4.3% | 2.4% | 13% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 68 | Pinecrest FL | 18,635 | $206K | 4.3% | 3.0% | 6% | A+ |
| 69 | McCordsville IN | 13,094 | $111K | 0.9% | 2.4% | 3% | A+ |
| 70 | Sharon MA | 18,798 | $192K | 3.8% | 3.0% | 6% | A+ |
| 71 | Warren Township NJ | 17,753 | $204K | 2.8% | 3.5% | 8% | A+ |
| 72 | Peters Township PA | 23,262 | $146K | 2.1% | 2.4% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,915 | 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 Sharon, the top three, the last and three more from Massachusetts.
Around Sharon: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Norwood (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sharon workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharon | – | A+ | A− | 39 min | $191,835 |
| Walpole | under 2% | A | A | 34 min | $171,500 |
| Norwood | 3% | A− | A+ | 30 min | $107,030 |
| Stoughton | 2% | A− | A | 33 min | $104,794 |
| Canton | 3% | A | A | 36 min | $143,381 |
| Foxborough | under 2% | A− | B+ | 29 min | $115,833 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sharon’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 Sharon: questions
What is the median household income in Sharon?
$191,835 (±$18,502) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,960 across Massachusetts and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sharon?
3.8%, against 10.0% across Massachusetts and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sharon?
39 minutes each way on average, against 29 across Massachusetts and 26 nationally. 32% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sharon work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Boston (30%, 18 mi), Cambridge (5%, 19 mi), Quincy (3%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Sharon walkable?
Sharon is more walkable than 82% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 7.1 out of 20, and 21% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Sharon without a car?
19% 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 Sharon, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sharon
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.