Mission House · Photo: Daderot at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Households in Stockbridge earn more than those in 94% of U.S. towns
For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 0.9 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 47.9 in Boston. Poverty touches 7.2% of residents, against 10.0% across Massachusetts. Jobs and income earn Stockbridge B−; getting around on foot earns it A.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Stockbridge, in brief
A lot of Stockbridge works from home
52% of Stockbridge workers work from home, against 19% across Massachusetts. Time on the road ↓
Stockbridge is where the jobs are
Stockbridge has 1,238 jobs, 2.3 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Stockbridge are quick
The average trip to work takes 20 minutes, against 29 across Massachusetts. That’s about 69 hours a year less on the road than the typical Massachusetts 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; with 550 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Stockbridge
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Stockbridge is better than 54% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Stockbridge’s grade up ($146,250, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (7.0%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Stockbridge could be anywhere from C− to A.
Each way, about 20 minutes from Stockbridge
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Stockbridge workers work from home, vs 19% across Massachusetts. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 481 commuters (the 52% 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.
Stockbridge by day and by night
On a workday 473 residents head out to work, 77 work right here, and 1,161 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,700 people are in Stockbridge on a workday afternoon, 35% more than live here.
2.3 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Where Stockbridge’s workforce comes from
Where Stockbridge clocks in
11% of workers
11% 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.
Most jobs in Stockbridge are in services
1,238 jobs are based in Stockbridge.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Stockbridge, 2013 → 2023: 1,514 → 1,238. 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 Stockbridge’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Stockbridge’s workers travel
About 30% 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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Stockbridge 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, Stockbridge is more walkable than 88% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Stockbridge 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 1,011 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 69% 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 0.9 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 56% 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 Stockbridge households have no vehicle (Massachusetts 11.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 5% of Stockbridge’s commuters take a bus or train.
2,007th of 5,509: where Stockbridge ranks among U.S. towns of 1,400 to 2,700
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 588 | Whately MA | 1,622 | $117K | 5.4% | 4.7% | 6% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 683 | Williamsburg MA | 2,445 | $105K | 2.3% | 3.7% | 6% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 709 | Otis MA | 1,610 | $109K | 1.2% | 6.2% | 10% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,005 | Barton Township IN | 1,480 | $63K | 3.2% | 1.4% | 1% | B− |
| 2,006 | Indian Creek Township IN | 2,682 | $93K | 16.9% | 1.4% | 1% | B− |
| 2,007 | Stockbridge MA | 1,982 | $146K | 7.2% | 7.0% | 14% | B− |
| 2,008 | Westland Township OH | 2,179 | $84K | 6.2% | 1.7% | 1% | B− |
| 2,009 | Plymouth Township PA | 1,733 | $80K | 10.3% | 7.0% | 1% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,509 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Stockbridge, the top three, the last and three more from Massachusetts.
22% of Stockbridge works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Great Barrington (11%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Stockbridge workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockbridge | – | B− | A | 20 min | $146,250 |
| Lenox | 6% | B− | B+ | 23 min | $106,080 |
| West Stockbridge | 2% | B | B | 25 min | $107,083 |
| Housatonic | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Great Barrington | 11% | C+ | A+ | 22 min | $84,132 |
| Lee | 3% | B | A | 18 min | $83,750 |
Same-state neighbors only. Housatonic: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Stockbridge’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 Stockbridge: questions
What is the median household income in Stockbridge?
$146,250 (±$67,235) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,960 across Massachusetts and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Stockbridge?
7.2%, against 10.0% across Massachusetts and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Stockbridge?
20 minutes each way on average, against 29 across Massachusetts and 26 nationally. 52% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Stockbridge work?
14% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsfield (11%, 11 mi), Great Barrington (11%, 6 mi), Lenox (6%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Stockbridge walkable?
Stockbridge is more walkable than 88% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 9.7 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Stockbridge 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 Stockbridge, from the people who make the trip.
More of Stockbridge
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.