Photo: The original uploader was Swampyank at English Wikipedia. · CC BY-SA 3.0Household incomes in Little Compton are higher than in 93% of U.S. towns
Below the poverty line: 2.9% of residents (Rhode Island 11.2%). For jobs and income Little Compton is better than 81% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 63% of U.S. towns (B). About one in five work in Little Compton; the top destination outside it is Providence (10%, 26 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Little Compton
A lot of Little Compton workers cross into Massachusetts
19% of Little Compton workers work outside Rhode Island, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Fall River (8%) and Boston (3%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
Little Compton 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. Every town next door averages less (23 to 29 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Little Compton’s workforce skews older
41% of Little Compton’s working residents are 55 or older. That’s about two in five. The jobs ↓
Little Compton’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Little Compton is Providence, 26 miles away as the crow flies. 10% of working residents (126) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Home offices are common in Little Compton
21% of Little Compton workers work from home, against 13% across Rhode Island. 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.
Income, poverty and work: Little Compton’s grade explained
The poverty rate holds Little Compton’s grade up; unemployment pulls it down (4.6%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Little Compton could be anywhere from B to A+.
Out of Little Compton to work: where people go
Where Little Compton clocks in
10% of workers
8% 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.
From Little Compton, about 34 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Little Compton workers work from home, vs 13% across Rhode Island. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,291 commuters (the 20% 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.
Goods, not services: 30% of the jobs in Little Compton
650 jobs are based in Little Compton.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Little Compton, 2014 → 2024: 488 → 650. 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 Little Compton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Little Compton to work
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.
Little Compton on a workday afternoon
On a workday 1,071 residents head out to work, 246 work right here, and 404 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,900 people are in Little Compton on a workday afternoon, 19% fewer than live here.
0.49 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Most trips from Little Compton start in a car
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 6.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 5.7% across Rhode Island, on an EPA index of 6.0.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,623 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 under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 3.2% of Little Compton households have no vehicle (Rhode Island 9.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Little Compton’s commuters take a bus or train.
Little Compton is 754th of 4,355 U.S. towns of 2,500 to 4,800 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 352 | Foster RI | 4,628 | $114K | 4.7% | 2.1% | 7% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 752 | Lyndon Township MI | 2,662 | $123K | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3% | A− |
| 753 | Wayne Township OH | 4,460 | $86K | 4.9% | 0.2% | 29% | A− |
| 754 | Little Compton RI | 3,535 | $135K | 2.9% | 4.6% | 19% | A− |
| 755 | Dogtown CA | 3,094 | $128K | 5.3% | 3.9% | 4% | A− |
| 756 | Haskell AR | 4,362 | $86K | 7.6% | 0.8% | 5% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,355 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | 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 Little Compton, the top three, the last and three more from Rhode Island.
Next door is work for 11% of Little Compton
The biggest share goes to Portsmouth (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Little Compton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Compton | – | A− | B | 34 min | $134,750 |
| Tiverton | 5% | A− | B | 28 min | $106,036 |
| Portsmouth | 6% | A | B+ | 23 min | $117,467 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Little Compton’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 Little Compton: questions
What is the median household income in Little Compton?
$134,750 (±$36,326) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $87,796 across Rhode Island and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Little Compton?
2.9%, against 11.2% across Rhode Island and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Little Compton?
34 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Rhode Island and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Little Compton work?
19% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Providence (10%, 26 mi), Fall River (8%, 15 mi), Portsmouth (6%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Little Compton walkable?
Little Compton is more walkable than 63% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 6.0 out of 20, and 7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Little Compton without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Little Compton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Little Compton
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. 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.