Work & commute · Holland

Work & commute in Holland, MA

Most working residents leave Holland for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Sturbridge (9%), Worcester (8%) and Southbridge Town (7%). Half commute less than 22 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

37 of 1,152 working residents

Typical commute

22 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

36 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

12%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 1,115 Holland residents head out of town to work, 37 work right here, and 97 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Holland.

1,115live here, work elsewhere

37live and work here

97work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Holland goes to work

Sturbridge6.2 mi away

9%98

Worcester24.5 mi away

8%97

Southbridge Town7.6 mi away

7%79

Boston62.9 mi away

6%65

Wales3 mi away

4%45

Palmer Town11.8 mi away

3%40

Holland (in town)right here

3%37

Auburn20.1 mi away

3%35

Charlton12.4 mi away

3%34

Monson7.9 mi away

2%23

Everywhere elseother towns and states

52%599

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Holland commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

29%

20%

22%

29%Under 10 mi

29%10–24 mi

20%25–50 mi

22%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Holland is a commuter town

0.12jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.12 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Holland are

134 jobs are based in Holland. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Holland’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Holland

134 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)7%

Trade, transport & utilities15%

Services (health, schools, offices…)78%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month19%

Over $3,333 a month65%

Jobs Holland residents hold

1,152 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)17%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)62%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month19%

Over $3,333 a month68%

+22%

Jobs based in Holland, 2013 → 2023: 110 → 134. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.