Photo: See below · Public domainWork, pay and getting to work in Pascoag
Commuters spend 35 minutes getting to work on average; Rhode Island averages 26, the U.S. 26. Only 8% work in Pascoag itself; outside it, Burrillville draws the most (15%, 1 miles). 1,569 jobs are based in Pascoag; 2,158 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Pascoag stands out on work
Pascoag makes and builds things
50% of the jobs based in Pascoag are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Pascoag residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 18%. The jobs ↓
Pascoag workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 26 across Rhode Island. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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.
Goods jobs make up 50% of work in Pascoag
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pascoag, 2013 → 2023: 1,369 → 1,569. 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 Pascoag’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Pascoag: about 35 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pascoag workers work from home, vs 13% across Rhode Island. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,076 commuters (the 7% 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.
Pascoag quiets down on a workday
On a workday 1,990 residents head out to work, 168 work right here, and 1,401 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,800 people are in Pascoag on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.73 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 2023, primary jobs.
Out of Pascoag to work: where people go
Where Pascoag clocks in
15% of workers
10% 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.
Half of Pascoag commutes less than 16 miles
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.
Around Pascoag: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Glocester (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pascoag workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pascoag | – | — | — | 35 min | $121,369 |
| Harrisville | under 3% | — | — | 44 min | — |
| Glocester | 2% | A | C− | 34 min | $113,508 |
Same-state neighbors only. Harrisville: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pascoag’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 Pascoag: questions
What is the median household income in Pascoag?
$121,369 (±$34,140) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $87,796 across Rhode Island and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pascoag?
11.4%, against 11.2% across Rhode Island and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pascoag?
35 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Rhode Island and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pascoag work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Burrillville (15%, 1 mi), Providence (10%, 17 mi), Smithfield (6%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Pascoag without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pascoag, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pascoag
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.