Photo: Daderot · Public domainHouseholds in Weston earn more than in almost any other U.S. town
Measured by household income, Weston is among the highest-earning towns in the country. 2.9% of residents live below the poverty line, against 10.0% across Massachusetts. For jobs and income Weston is among the top U.S. towns (A+); for walkability it is more walkable than 79% of U.S. towns (A−).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Weston
Weston trades workers with the towns around it
Weston has about as many jobs (4,926) as working residents (4,412), but they are mostly different people: 4,138 residents leave for work each day while 4,652 people come in. Only 6% of the jobs in Weston are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Most jobs here, and most residents’ jobs, pay over $40,000
81% of Weston’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, and so do 79% of the jobs based in Weston. The jobs ↓
One in three of Weston works in Boston
1,493 working residents, 34%, have their main job in Boston, 15 miles away. That’s 6 times as many as work in Weston itself. The commute map ↓
A lot of Weston works from home
29% of Weston workers work from home, against 19% across Massachusetts. Time on the road ↓
Nearly all the work in Weston is services
89% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 5% are in factories, building or farms. The jobs ↓
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.
How Weston earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Weston is among the top U.S. towns, #1 of 283 in Massachusetts. Household income is its strongest input ($250,000+, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (2.2%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
The Census reports Weston’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 firm grade. At either end of the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Weston stays A+.
Weston by day and by night
On a workday 4,138 residents head out to work, 274 work right here, and 4,652 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.12 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
4,926 jobs are based in Weston.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Weston, 2013 → 2023: 4,289 → 4,926. 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 Weston’s own residents hold wherever they work.
34% of working residents work in Boston
Where Weston clocks in
34% 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.
A commute of about 27 minutes in Weston
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Weston workers work from home, vs 19% across Massachusetts. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,451 commuters (the 29% 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.
Weston’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.
Weston is easy on foot, hard by bus
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 13.7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 14.1% across Massachusetts, on an EPA index of 6.9.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 4,870 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 14% 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 3.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 78% 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). 4.5% of Weston households have no vehicle (Massachusetts 11.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 4% of Weston’s commuters take a bus or train.
Weston next to U.S. towns of 8,000 to 16,000: 25th of 2,695 on jobs and income
| # | 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 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
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| 23 | Oradell NJ | 8,293 | $221K | 3.6% | 2.3% | 4% | A+ |
| 24 | Franklin Lakes NJ | 11,180 | $236K | 3.4% | 2.3% | 5% | A+ |
| 25 | Weston MA | 11,729 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.2% | 6% | A+ |
| 26 | Lower Moreland Township PA | 14,116 | $154K | 2.6% | 2.0% | 6% | A+ |
| 27 | Grosse Pointe Farms MI | 9,735 | $161K | 2.5% | 1.9% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 34 | Norwell MA | 11,546 | $189K | 2.7% | 1.9% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 82 | Georgetown MA | 8,577 | $152K | 3.8% | 1.7% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 154 | Boxford MA | 8,520 | $201K | 3.1% | 3.2% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,695 | Roma TX | 11,543 | $25K | 37.1% | 12.4% | 22% | 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 Weston, the top three, the last and three more from Massachusetts.
Weston and its neighbors: 13% work next door
The biggest share goes to Waltham (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Weston workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weston | – | A+ | A− | 27 min | $250,000+ |
| Waltham | 5% | A− | A+ | 25 min | $120,216 |
| Newton | 4% | A+ | A+ | 27 min | $190,304 |
| Lincoln | under 2% | A+ | B− | 26 min | $175,117 |
| Natick | 2% | A | A | 31 min | $138,538 |
| Wayland | under 2% | A+ | B | 31 min | $224,000 |
| Wellesley | 2% | A | A+ | 27 min | $250,000+ |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Weston’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 Weston: questions
What is the median household income in Weston?
$250,000+ (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,960 across Massachusetts and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Weston?
2.9%, against 10.0% across Massachusetts and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Weston?
27 minutes each way on average, against 29 across Massachusetts and 26 nationally. 29% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Weston work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Boston (34%, 15 mi), Cambridge (9%, 10 mi), Waltham (5%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Weston walkable?
Weston is more walkable than 79% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 6.9 out of 20, and 14% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Weston without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Weston, from the people who make the trip.
More of Weston
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.