Work & commute · Narragansett

Work & commute in Narragansett, RI

Most working residents leave Narragansett for work: only 15% work in town. The top destinations are South Kingstown (16%), Providence (10%) and Warwick (6%). Half commute less than 16 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

15%

755 of 5,088 working residents

Typical commute

16 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

28 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

21%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 4,333 Narragansett residents head out of town to work, 755 work right here, and 3,400 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Narragansett.

4,333live here, work elsewhere

755live and work here

3,400work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Narragansett goes to work

South Kingstown3.3 mi away

16%821

Narragansett (in town)right here

15%755

Providence29.6 mi away

10%531

Warwick21.4 mi away

6%326

North Kingstown12.1 mi away

6%295

Cranston25.7 mi away

6%290

Middletown13.6 mi away

3%157

East Greenwich16.6 mi away

3%141

Newport10.2 mi away

3%131

East Providence28.6 mi away

2%103

Everywhere elseother towns and states

30%1,538

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

How far

How far Narragansett commutes

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

40%

31%

20%

40%Under 10 mi

31%10–24 mi

20%25–50 mi

9%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Narragansett is balanced between jobs and homes

0.82jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.82 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Narragansett are

4,155 jobs are based in Narragansett. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Narragansett’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Narragansett

4,155 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)12%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)70%

$1,250 a month or less23%

$1,251–$3,333 a month24%

Over $3,333 a month52%

Jobs Narragansett residents hold

5,088 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)12%

Trade, transport & utilities14%

Services (health, schools, offices…)74%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month20%

Over $3,333 a month65%

+7%

Jobs based in Narragansett, 2013 → 2023: 3,875 → 4,155. 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.