Work & commute · Webster

Work & commute in Webster, MA

Most working residents leave Webster for work: only 12% work in town. The top destinations are Worcester (18%), Boston (5%) and Oxford (4%). Half commute less than 17 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

12%

1,029 of 8,844 working residents

Typical commute

17 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

31 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 7,815 Webster residents head out of town to work, 1,029 work right here, and 4,989 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Webster.

7,815live here, work elsewhere

1,029live and work here

4,989work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Webster goes to work

Worcester15.3 mi away

18%1,570

Webster (in town)right here

12%1,029

Boston46.9 mi away

5%461

Oxford5.6 mi away

4%397

Auburn10.3 mi away

4%312

Dudley4.6 mi away

3%265

Southbridge Town9.7 mi away

2%220

Marlborough25.8 mi away

2%167

Shrewsbury17.6 mi away

2%166

Framingham27.6 mi away

2%145

Everywhere elseother towns and states

46%4,112

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

How far

How far Webster commutes

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

26%

39%

29%

26%Under 10 mi

39%10–24 mi

29%25–50 mi

6%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Webster is a commuter town

0.68jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Webster are

6,018 jobs are based in Webster. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Webster’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Webster

6,018 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)8%

Trade, transport & utilities16%

Services (health, schools, offices…)76%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month28%

Over $3,333 a month57%

Jobs Webster residents hold

8,844 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)17%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)63%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month23%

Over $3,333 a month65%

+4%

Jobs based in Webster, 2013 → 2023: 5,809 → 6,018. 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.