Glocester Town Pound · Photo: Swampyank at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of Glocester commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
There are 1,678 jobs in Glocester, against 5,010 working residents. Jobs and income earn Glocester A; getting around on foot earns it C−. Household incomes here are higher than in 85% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Glocester and work: the main findings
Glocester workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 26 across Rhode Island. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Glocester empties out on a workday
About 7,300 people are in Glocester on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than the 11,000 who live here: 4,600 head out to work and 1,200 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.
Jobs & income in Glocester: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Glocester is better than 88% of U.S. towns, #9 of 38 in Rhode Island. Household income is its strongest input ($113,508, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.3%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Glocester could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
The trip to work from Glocester: about 34 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Glocester workers work from home, vs 13% across Rhode Island. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,340 commuters (the 13% 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.
Glocester quiets down on a workday
On a workday 4,570 residents head out to work, 440 work right here, and 1,238 people come in from elsewhere.
About 7,300 people are in Glocester on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
15% of working residents work in Providence
Where Glocester clocks in
15% 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.
The kinds of work in Glocester
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Glocester, 2013 → 2023: 1,481 → 1,678. 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 Glocester’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Glocester to work
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.
Glocester is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Glocester is more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns, #36 of 38 in Rhode Island. Both inputs place Glocester 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 4,993 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% 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 0.9 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 56% 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). 2.5% of Glocester households have no vehicle (Rhode Island 9.1%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Glocester’s commuters take a bus or train.
533rd of 2,878: where Glocester ranks among U.S. towns of 7,000 to 14,000
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 178 | Scituate RI | 10,767 | $112K | 5.0% | 1.0% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 257 | Richmond RI | 8,128 | $125K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 9% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 270 | North Smithfield RI | 12,990 | $109K | 4.8% | 2.5% | 9% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 531 | Blendon Township OH | 9,857 | $102K | 4.3% | 4.3% | 2% | A |
| 532 | East Bradford Township PA | 10,970 | $155K | 4.6% | 4.8% | 4% | A |
| 533 | Glocester RI | 10,612 | $114K | 4.8% | 3.3% | 9% | A |
| 534 | Essex VT | 11,346 | $110K | 5.0% | 2.1% | 11% | A |
| 535 | Rockton IL | 7,870 | $119K | 5.5% | 3.1% | 6% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,878 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Glocester, the top three, the last and three more from Rhode Island.
The towns next door employ 11% of Glocester
The biggest share goes to Smithfield (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Glocester workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glocester | – | A | C− | 34 min | $113,508 |
| Burrillville | 3% | B+ | C | 35 min | $119,813 |
| Foster | under 3% | A | D | 33 min | $113,646 |
| Smithfield | 8% | B+ | A | 25 min | $102,077 |
| Pascoag | under 3% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Scituate | under 3% | A+ | C− | 31 min | $112,315 |
| Greenville | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Pascoag and Greenville: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Glocester’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 Glocester: questions
What is the median household income in Glocester?
$113,508 (±$7,266) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $87,796 across Rhode Island and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Glocester?
4.8%, against 11.2% across Rhode Island and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Glocester?
34 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Rhode Island and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Glocester work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Providence (15%, 15 mi), Smithfield (8%, 8 mi), Warwick (6%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Glocester walkable?
Glocester is more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.7 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Glocester without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Glocester, from the people who make the trip.
More of Glocester
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.