Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY 4.0Where Whitinsville earns its living
3,018 jobs are based in Whitinsville for 3,315 working residents. About one in ten work in Whitinsville itself; outside it, Northbridge draws the most (12%, 1 miles). The average commute takes 37 minutes each way (Massachusetts 29, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Whitinsville
Whitinsville trades workers with the towns around it
Whitinsville has about as many jobs (3,018) as working residents (3,315), but they are mostly different people: 3,030 residents leave for work each day while 2,733 people come in. Only 9% of the jobs in Whitinsville are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Whitinsville workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 37 minutes each way, against 29 across Massachusetts. Over a year that’s about 284 hours of commuting, 61 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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Who commutes out of Whitinsville, and who commutes in
On a workday 3,030 residents head out to work, 285 work right here, and 2,733 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 (0.91 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Commuting from Whitinsville: about 37 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Whitinsville workers work from home, vs 19% across Massachusetts. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,279 commuters (the 15% 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.
Where Whitinsville’s working residents head each day
Where Whitinsville clocks in
12% of workers
10% 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.
68% of the jobs in Whitinsville pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Whitinsville, 2014 → 2024: 2,981 → 3,018. 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 Whitinsville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Whitinsville’s workers travel
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.
Whitinsville and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Sutton (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Whitinsville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitinsville | – | — | — | 37 min | $96,145 |
| Sutton | 3% | A | C | 30 min | $147,125 |
| Uxbridge | 3% | A | C+ | 37 min | $124,725 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Whitinsville’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 Whitinsville: questions
What is the median household income in Whitinsville?
$96,145 (±$15,100) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,960 across Massachusetts and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Whitinsville?
10.3%, against 10.0% across Massachusetts and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Whitinsville?
37 minutes each way on average, against 29 across Massachusetts and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Whitinsville work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Northbridge (12%, 1 mi), Worcester (10%, 12 mi), Boston (5%, 37 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Whitinsville without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Whitinsville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Whitinsville
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.