Assington · Photo: User:Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0Sherborn’s household incomes are among the highest in the country
Household incomes here are among the highest in the country. 3.1% of residents live below the poverty line, against 10.0% across Massachusetts. The two grades for Sherborn are A for jobs and income and B+ for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Sherborn: the gist
A lot of Sherborn works from home
49% of Sherborn workers work from home, against 19% across Massachusetts. Time on the road ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Sherborn
76% of Sherborn residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 52% of the jobs based in Sherborn pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 94% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Sherborn workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 29 across Massachusetts. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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.
What’s behind Sherborn’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Sherborn is better than 94% of U.S. towns, #50 of 283 in Massachusetts. Household income holds Sherborn’s grade up ($250,000+, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (4.6%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
The Census reports Sherborn’s median household income as $250,000+, the top of its scale; the grade ranks it as tied with the 111 other graded places at that ceiling.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Sherborn could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Time on the road from Sherborn: 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 Sherborn workers work from home, vs 19% across Massachusetts. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,098 commuters (the 49% 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.
Inside Sherborn’s 618 jobs
618 jobs are based in Sherborn.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sherborn, 2013 → 2023: 496 → 618. 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 Sherborn’s own residents hold wherever they work.
In and out of Sherborn on a workday
On a workday 1,636 residents head out to work, 103 work right here, and 515 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,300 people are in Sherborn on a workday afternoon, 25% fewer than live here.
0.36 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.
19% of working residents work in Boston
Where Sherborn clocks in
19% of workers
5% of workers
5% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Sherborn
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.
Getting around Sherborn: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Sherborn is more walkable than 71% of U.S. towns, #159 of 283 in Massachusetts. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 16.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 14.1% across Massachusetts, on an EPA index of 5.9.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,158 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% 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 under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 1.5% of Sherborn households have no vehicle (Massachusetts 11.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 14% of Sherborn’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Sherborn is 282nd among 4,000 U.S. towns of 3,100 to 6,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 108 | West Newbury MA | 4,709 | $180K | 1.6% | 2.4% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 116 | Wenham MA | 4,952 | $195K | 3.7% | 2.6% | 14% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 139 | Avon MA | 4,861 | $131K | 4.6% | 2.5% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 280 | Rockford MN | 4,827 | $94K | 4.8% | 1.6% | 4% | A |
| 281 | Old Westbury NY | 5,071 | $250K | 3.2% | 5.2% | 4% | A |
| 282 | Sherborn MA | 4,455 | $250K | 3.1% | 4.6% | 6% | A |
| 283 | Brentwood NH | 4,923 | $166K | 3.3% | 2.3% | 5% | A |
| 284 | Fancy Creek Township IL | 5,806 | $145K | 4.1% | 1.9% | 6% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,000 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Sherborn, the top three, the last and three more from Massachusetts.
Next door is work for 10% of Sherborn
The biggest share goes to Natick (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sherborn workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherborn | – | A | B+ | 35 min | $250,000+ |
| Holliston | under 3% | A | B− | 34 min | $159,817 |
| Natick | 5% | A | A | 31 min | $138,538 |
| Dover | under 3% | A− | B+ | 35 min | $250,000+ |
| Medfield | under 3% | A+ | A− | 32 min | $235,800 |
| Millis | under 3% | A | B− | 31 min | $155,996 |
| Ashland | under 3% | A | A− | 37 min | $127,539 |
| Framingham | 5% | B+ | A | 30 min | $107,419 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sherborn’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.
- A ceiling on income. The Census stops at $250,000+, so the true median may be higher.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Sherborn: questions
What is the median household income in Sherborn?
$250,000+ (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,960 across Massachusetts and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sherborn?
3.1%, against 10.0% across Massachusetts and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sherborn?
35 minutes each way on average, against 29 across Massachusetts and 26 nationally. 49% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sherborn work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Boston (19%, 20 mi), Natick (5%, 4 mi), Wellesley (5%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Sherborn walkable?
Sherborn is more walkable than 71% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 5.9 out of 20, and 16% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Sherborn without a car?
14% 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 Sherborn, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sherborn
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.