Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 3.0Warwick has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The average commute takes 40 minutes each way, next to 29 for Massachusetts and 26 for the U.S. Warwick has 37 jobs for 350 working residents. Hardly any work in Warwick itself; outside it, Greenfield draws the most (14%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Warwick: the figures worth knowing
Warwick is a place people come home to
There are 37 jobs based in Warwick, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Warwick has about 460 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Warwick workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 40 minutes each way, against 29 across Massachusetts. Over a year that’s about 307 hours of commuting, 84 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; with 350 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who works in Warwick, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 347 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 34 people come in from elsewhere.
About 460 people are in Warwick on a workday afternoon, 41% 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.
Getting to work from Warwick takes about 40 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Warwick workers work from home, vs 19% across Massachusetts. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 326 commuters (the 22% 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.
Out of Warwick to work: where people go
Where Warwick clocks in
14% of workers
7% 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.
Most jobs in Warwick are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Warwick, 2013 → 2023: 47 → 37. 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 Warwick’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Warwick’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Next door to Warwick
The biggest share goes to Orange (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
Darker towns draw more of Warwick’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 Warwick: questions
What is the median household income in Warwick?
$93,333 (±$21,819) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,960 across Massachusetts and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Warwick?
5.0%, against 10.0% across Massachusetts and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Warwick?
40 minutes each way on average, against 29 across Massachusetts and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Warwick work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Greenfield (14%, 14 mi), Montague (7%, 12 mi), Amherst Town (5%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Warwick 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 Warwick, from the people who make the trip.
More of Warwick
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.