Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ. M.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Bradford works elsewhere
Commuters spend 30 minutes getting to work on average; the Rhode Island average is 26, the U.S. 26. 33 jobs are based in Bradford, against 625 working residents. Hardly any stay in Bradford for work; outside it, Westerly is the main destination (26%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Bradford stands out on work
A workday in Bradford: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 624 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 32 people come in from elsewhere.
About 920 people are in Bradford on a workday afternoon, 39% 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.
Commuting out of Bradford: the destinations
Where Bradford clocks in
26% of workers
9% of workers
6% 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.
What Bradford’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bradford, 2013 → 2023: 15 → 33. 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 Bradford’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Bradford: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bradford workers work from home, vs 13% across Rhode Island. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 733 commuters (the 12% who work from home are left out). Across Rhode Island: 83% drive alone, 2% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
How far it is to work from Bradford
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 Bradford
The biggest share goes to Hopkinton (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bradford workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford | – | — | — | 30 min | $120,250 |
| Hopkinton | 3% | B | C+ | 26 min | $97,172 |
| Charlestown | under 2% | B+ | B | 28 min | $109,404 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bradford’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 Bradford: questions
What is the median household income in Bradford?
$120,250 (±$25,566) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $87,796 across Rhode Island and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bradford?
2.3%, against 11.2% across Rhode Island and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bradford?
30 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Rhode Island and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bradford work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Westerly (26%, 5 mi), Groton (9%, 14 mi), Providence (6%, 35 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bradford without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bradford, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bradford
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.