Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of Cumberland Hill commutes out: there are 0.6 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Cumberland Hill report 2,193 jobs, against 3,965 working residents. Only 5% work in Cumberland Hill; the top destination outside it is Providence (12%, 11 miles). Commuters spend 26 minutes getting to work on average; the Rhode Island average is 26, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Cumberland Hill stands out on work
The kinds of work in Cumberland Hill
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cumberland Hill, 2014 → 2024: 3,145 → 2,193. 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 Cumberland Hill’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Cumberland Hill on a workday afternoon
On a workday 3,778 residents head out to work, 187 work right here, and 2,006 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,900 people are in Cumberland Hill on a workday afternoon, 20% 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 2024, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Cumberland Hill’s residents
Where Cumberland Hill clocks in
12% of workers
10% of workers
8% 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.
About 26 minutes to work from Cumberland Hill
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cumberland Hill workers work from home, vs 13% across Rhode Island. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,432 commuters (the 11% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Cumberland Hill
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.
Work next door: 13% of Cumberland Hill’s workers
The biggest share goes to Woonsocket (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cumberland Hill workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland Hill | – | — | — | 26 min | $130,506 |
| Lincoln | 5% | B+ | B | 24 min | $104,821 |
| Woonsocket | 8% | C | A | 29 min | $61,059 |
| North Smithfield | under 3% | A | B+ | 26 min | $108,866 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cumberland Hill’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 Cumberland Hill: questions
What is the median household income in Cumberland Hill?
$130,506 (±$19,825) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $87,796 across Rhode Island and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cumberland Hill?
4.7%, against 11.2% across Rhode Island and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cumberland Hill?
26 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Rhode Island and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cumberland Hill work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Providence (12%, 11 mi), Cumberland (10%, 2 mi), Woonsocket (8%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Cumberland Hill without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cumberland Hill, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cumberland Hill
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.