Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 4.0Templeton has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
1,309 jobs are based in Templeton, against 3,754 working residents. Jobs and income earn Templeton C+; getting around on foot earns it C+. Measured by household income, Templeton is ahead of 78% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Templeton
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Templeton is better than 44% of U.S. towns, #253 of 283 in Massachusetts. Household income holds Templeton’s grade up ($101,154, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (6.6%, U.S. 5.2%).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Templeton could be anywhere from C to A−.
The workday shuffle in and out of Templeton
On a workday 3,442 residents head out to work, 312 work right here, and 997 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,100 people are in Templeton on a workday afternoon, 29% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
12% of working residents work in Gardner
Where Templeton clocks in
12% of workers
6% 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.
65% of the jobs in Templeton pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Templeton, 2013 → 2023: 1,013 → 1,309. 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 Templeton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Templeton: about 28 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Templeton workers work from home, vs 19% across Massachusetts. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,325 commuters (the 17% 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.
Half of Templeton commutes less than 22 miles
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.
In Templeton, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Templeton is more walkable than 36% of U.S. towns, #244 of 283 in Massachusetts. Both inputs place Templeton 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 4,002 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 30% 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 57% 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 Templeton households have no vehicle (Massachusetts 11.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Templeton’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 6,000 to 11,500, Templeton ranks 1,877th of 2,922 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 34 | Lincoln MA | 6,925 | $175K | 2.3% | 2.2% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 87 | Georgetown MA | 8,577 | $152K | 3.8% | 1.7% | 8% | A+ |
| 88 | Hopedale MA | 6,066 | $116K | 2.9% | 1.6% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,875 | Kendallville IN | 10,371 | $59K | 12.4% | 3.3% | 25% | C+ |
| 1,876 | Bemiss GA | 9,201 | $93K | 10.7% | 6.3% | 1% | C+ |
| 1,877 | Templeton MA | 8,553 | $101K | 10.6% | 6.6% | 8% | C+ |
| 1,878 | Bath Township OH | 9,292 | $63K | 12.2% | 3.4% | 14% | C+ |
| 1,879 | Fenton NY | 6,206 | $73K | 12.2% | 4.7% | 6% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,922 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Templeton, the top three, the last and three more from Massachusetts.
14% of Templeton works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Gardner (12%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Templeton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Templeton | – | C+ | C+ | 28 min | $101,154 |
| Phillipston | under 2% | B− | B− | 29 min | $94,692 |
| Gardner | 12% | C | A | 31 min | $67,518 |
| Winchendon | 2% | C− | B+ | 32 min | $75,690 |
| Royalston | under 2% | B− | D− | 38 min | $102,109 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Templeton’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 Templeton: questions
What is the median household income in Templeton?
$101,154 (±$15,137) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,960 across Massachusetts and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Templeton?
10.6%, against 10.0% across Massachusetts and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Templeton?
28 minutes each way on average, against 29 across Massachusetts and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Templeton work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Gardner (12%, 5 mi), Leominster (6%, 16 mi), Fitchburg (5%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Templeton walkable?
Templeton is more walkable than 36% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 6.1 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Templeton without a car?
0% 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 Templeton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Templeton
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.