Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 3.0Household incomes in Tyngsborough are higher than in 91% of U.S. towns
About one in ten work in Tyngsborough itself; outside it, Lowell draws the most (10%, 6 miles). 6.6% of residents live below the poverty line, against 10.0% across Massachusetts. The two grades for Tyngsborough are A− for jobs and income and C− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Tyngsborough: the gist
Commutes from Tyngsborough are quick
The average trip to work takes 24 minutes, against 29 across Massachusetts. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Massachusetts worker, and quicker than any town next door (28 to 34 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Three in four Tyngsborough workers earn over $40,000 a year
76% of Tyngsborough’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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Inside Tyngsborough’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Tyngsborough is better than 79% of U.S. towns, #158 of 283 in Massachusetts. Household income holds Tyngsborough’s grade up ($129,348, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (5.5%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Tyngsborough could be anywhere from B to A+.
The trip to work from Tyngsborough: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Tyngsborough workers work from home, vs 19% across Massachusetts. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,185 commuters (the 19% 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.
The 4,337 jobs based in Tyngsborough
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Tyngsborough, 2014 → 2024: 4,085 → 4,337. 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 Tyngsborough’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who commutes out of Tyngsborough, and who commutes in
On a workday 6,383 residents head out to work, 570 work right here, and 3,767 people come in from elsewhere.
About 10,000 people are in Tyngsborough on a workday afternoon, 21% fewer than live here.
0.62 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 Tyngsborough goes to work
Where Tyngsborough clocks in
10% of workers
9% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Tyngsborough
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.
In Tyngsborough, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Tyngsborough is more walkable than 23% of U.S. towns, #265 of 283 in Massachusetts. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 14.1% across Massachusetts.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 6,368 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 7% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 7% 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). 1.9% of Tyngsborough households have no vehicle (Massachusetts 11.7%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Tyngsborough’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Tyngsborough is 759th of 2,354 U.S. towns of 9,000 to 17,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 10% | A+ |
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| 19 | Weston MA | 11,729 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.2% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 26 | Norwell MA | 11,546 | $189K | 2.7% | 1.9% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 32 | Westwood MA | 16,426 | $223K | 4.6% | 1.9% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 757 | Woodburn VA | 9,503 | $134K | 10.8% | 4.7% | 5% | A− |
| 758 | Monroe NY | 9,462 | $110K | 9.0% | 3.0% | 5% | A− |
| 759 | Tyngsborough MA | 12,721 | $129K | 6.6% | 5.5% | 8% | A− |
| 760 | Montecito CA | 9,031 | $231K | 8.3% | 4.0% | 10% | A− |
| 761 | Gateway FL | 11,176 | $107K | 3.6% | 4.7% | 5% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,354 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 28% | 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 Tyngsborough, the top three, the last and three more from Massachusetts.
Next door is work for 17% of Tyngsborough
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Tyngsborough workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyngsborough | – | A− | C− | 24 min | $129,348 |
| Dunstable | under 3% | A | D | 34 min | $208,512 |
| Chelmsford | 5% | A | A− | 28 min | $140,629 |
| Dracut | under 3% | A− | A− | 30 min | $114,036 |
| Lowell | 10% | B− | A+ | 28 min | $78,658 |
| Groton | under 3% | A− | B+ | 32 min | $192,958 |
| Westford | 2% | A | B | 31 min | $187,198 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Lowell. Darker towns draw more of Tyngsborough’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 Tyngsborough: questions
What is the median household income in Tyngsborough?
$129,348 (±$18,405) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,960 across Massachusetts and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Tyngsborough?
6.6%, against 10.0% across Massachusetts and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Tyngsborough?
24 minutes each way on average, against 29 across Massachusetts and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Tyngsborough work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lowell (10%, 6 mi), Boston (9%, 31 mi), Chelmsford (5%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Tyngsborough walkable?
Tyngsborough is more walkable than 23% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 7.0 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Tyngsborough without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 7% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Tyngsborough, from the people who make the trip.
More of Tyngsborough
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. 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.