Work & commute · Somerset

Work & commute in Somerset, MA

Most working residents leave Somerset for work: only 12% work in town. The top destinations are Fall River (19%), New Bedford (4%) and Taunton (4%). Half commute less than 12 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

12%

951 of 8,045 working residents

Typical commute

12 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

31 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 7,094 Somerset residents head out of town to work, 951 work right here, and 3,697 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Somerset.

7,094live here, work elsewhere

951live and work here

3,697work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Somerset goes to work

Fall River4 mi away

19%1,567

Somerset (in town)right here

12%951

New Bedford12.9 mi away

4%350

Taunton11.9 mi away

4%333

Boston41.8 mi away

4%319

Swansea2.9 mi away

4%294

Dartmouth16 mi away

3%270

Providence, RI14.3 mi away

3%235

East Providence, RI10.9 mi away

1%116

Seekonk10.5 mi away

1%105

Everywhere elseother towns and states

44%3,505

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

How far

How far Somerset commutes

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

43%

32%

18%

43%Under 10 mi

32%10–24 mi

18%25–50 mi

7%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Somerset is a commuter town

0.58jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Somerset are

4,648 jobs are based in Somerset. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Somerset’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Somerset

4,648 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)20%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)59%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month53%

Jobs Somerset residents hold

8,045 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)16%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)65%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month22%

Over $3,333 a month65%

+7%

Jobs based in Somerset, 2013 → 2023: 4,361 → 4,648. 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.