Photo: Marty Aligata · CC BY-SA 4.0Work, pay and getting to work in Shelburne Falls
A typical one-way commute lasts 32 minutes, next to 29 for Massachusetts and 26 for the U.S. About one in ten stay in Shelburne Falls for work; outside it, Greenfield is the main destination (14%, 8 miles). 494 jobs are based in Shelburne Falls; 754 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Shelburne Falls, in brief
The kinds of work in Shelburne Falls
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Shelburne Falls, 2014 → 2024: 425 → 494. 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 Shelburne Falls’s own residents hold wherever they work.
In and out of Shelburne Falls on a workday
On a workday 680 residents head out to work, 74 work right here, and 420 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,600 people are in Shelburne Falls on a workday afternoon, 14% fewer than live here.
0.66 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.
Where the trip to work from Shelburne Falls ends
Where Shelburne Falls clocks in
14% of workers
10% of workers
6% 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.
The trip to work from Shelburne Falls: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Shelburne Falls workers work from home, vs 19% across Massachusetts. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 710 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 Shelburne Falls’ workers travel
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.
Work next door: 10% of Shelburne Falls’ workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Shelburne Falls workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelburne Falls | – | — | — | 32 min | $76,536 |
| Shelburne | 10% | C+ | A− | 29 min | $83,000 |
| Charlemont | under 3% | D | B | 37 min | $53,063 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Shelburne. Darker towns draw more of Shelburne Falls’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 Shelburne Falls: questions
What is the median household income in Shelburne Falls?
$76,536 (±$12,922) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,960 across Massachusetts and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Shelburne Falls?
17.0%, against 10.0% across Massachusetts and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Shelburne Falls?
32 minutes each way on average, against 29 across Massachusetts and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Shelburne Falls work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Greenfield (14%, 8 mi), Shelburne (10%, 4 mi), Buckland (6%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Shelburne Falls without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Shelburne Falls, from the people who make the trip.
More of Shelburne Falls
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.