Photo: Sean 2015 at English Wikipedia · Public domainWinthrop Town has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
Jobs and income earn Winthrop Town A−; getting around on foot earns it A+. 3,147 jobs are based in Winthrop Town, and 9,262 of its residents work somewhere. Household incomes here are higher than in 87% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Winthrop Town apart on work
Short distances, slow trips
Half of Winthrop Town’s working residents have a job less than 5 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 35 minutes, longer than the Massachusetts average of 29. Time on the road ↓
Most Winthrop Town residents work close to home
74% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about three in four. Only 3% work more than 50 miles away. How far ↓
42% of Winthrop Town works in Boston
3,866 working residents, 42%, have their main job in Boston, 4.5 miles away across the town line. That’s 4 times as many as work in Winthrop Town itself. The commute map ↓
Winthrop Town empties out on a workday
About 13,000 people are in Winthrop Town on a workday afternoon, 33% fewer than the 19,000 who live here: 8,300 head out to work and 2,200 come in. Day and night ↓
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 Winthrop Town earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Winthrop Town is better than 78% of U.S. towns, #161 of 283 in Massachusetts. Job access by car holds Winthrop Town’s grade up (ahead of 96% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (5.9%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Winthrop Town could be anywhere from B+ to A.
Each way, about 35 minutes from Winthrop Town
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Winthrop Town workers work from home, vs 19% across Massachusetts. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 7,978 commuters (the 18% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Winthrop Town
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.
42% of working residents work in Boston
Where Winthrop Town clocks in
42% of workers
5% of workers
2% 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.
How a workday changes Winthrop Town
On a workday 8,295 residents head out to work, 967 work right here, and 2,180 people come in from elsewhere.
About 13,000 people are in Winthrop Town on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Winthrop Town, 2013 → 2023: 2,562 → 3,147. 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 Winthrop Town’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Winthrop Town is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Winthrop Town is among the most walkable U.S. towns, #11 of 283 in Massachusetts. Both inputs place Winthrop Town 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 9,754 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 82% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 6.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 88% 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). 14.8% of Winthrop Town households have no vehicle (Massachusetts 11.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 21% of Winthrop Town’s commuters take a bus or train.
Winthrop Town places 680th of 1,915 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 13,000 to 25,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 15 | Westwood MA | 16,426 | $223K | 4.6% | 1.9% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 23 | Hopkinton MA | 19,866 | $223K | 2.5% | 2.3% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 58 | Hingham MA | 24,481 | $178K | 4.3% | 2.4% | 13% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 678 | Aux Sable Township IL | 15,963 | $109K | 3.9% | 6.0% | 9% | A− |
| 679 | Aurora NY | 13,830 | $102K | 3.0% | 5.4% | 18% | A− |
| 680 | Winthrop Town MA | 18,647 | $116K | 7.2% | 5.9% | 10% | A− |
| 681 | Belmont NC | 16,415 | $95K | 7.9% | 4.0% | 6% | A− |
| 682 | Seymour CT | 17,153 | $108K | 6.7% | 5.1% | 9% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,915 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Winthrop Town, the top three, the last and three more from Massachusetts.
Bordering towns draw 44% of Winthrop Town’s workers
The biggest share goes to Boston (42%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Winthrop Town workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winthrop Town | – | A− | A+ | 35 min | $116,167 |
| Boston | 42% | B | A+ | 30 min | $97,344 |
| Revere | 2% | B | A+ | 34 min | $86,969 |
| Nahant | under 2% | B+ | A+ | 32 min | $112,762 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Winthrop Town’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 Winthrop Town: questions
What is the median household income in Winthrop Town?
$116,167 (±$10,733) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,960 across Massachusetts and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Winthrop Town?
7.2%, against 10.0% across Massachusetts and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Winthrop Town?
35 minutes each way on average, against 29 across Massachusetts and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Winthrop Town work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Boston (42%, 4 mi), Cambridge (5%, 8 mi), Revere (2%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Winthrop Town walkable?
Winthrop Town is among the most walkable U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 14.7 out of 20, and 24% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Winthrop Town without a car?
21% of commuters take transit and 15% of households have no car. 82% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Winthrop Town, from the people who make the trip.
More of Winthrop Town
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.