Work & commute · North Providence

Work & commute in North Providence, RI

Most working residents leave North Providence for work: only 7% work in town. The top destinations are Providence (25%), Cranston (6%) and Warwick (6%). Half commute less than 6 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1,145 of 16,796 working residents

Typical commute

6 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

27 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 15,651 North Providence residents head out of town to work, 1,145 work right here, and 5,606 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in North Providence.

15,651live here, work elsewhere

1,145live and work here

5,606work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where North Providence goes to work

Providence3.3 mi away

25%4,129

North Providence (in town)right here

7%1,145

Cranston6.5 mi away

6%1,024

Warwick11.1 mi away

6%1,000

Johnston4 mi away

5%796

Pawtucket4.4 mi away

4%741

Lincoln3.7 mi away

4%711

Smithfield4.6 mi away

4%689

East Providence6.6 mi away

4%657

Boston, MA39.7 mi away

3%485

Everywhere elseother towns and states

32%5,419

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

How far

How far North Providence commutes

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

69%

16%

13%

69%Under 10 mi

16%10–24 mi

13%25–50 mi

3%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

North Providence is a commuter town

0.40jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in North Providence are

6,751 jobs are based in North Providence. Here is what they are, next to the jobs North Providence’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in North Providence

6,751 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)7%

Trade, transport & utilities24%

Services (health, schools, offices…)69%

$1,250 a month or less19%

$1,251–$3,333 a month34%

Over $3,333 a month47%

Jobs North Providence residents hold

16,796 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)13%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)69%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month25%

Over $3,333 a month62%

+13%

Jobs based in North Providence, 2013 → 2023: 5,990 → 6,751. 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.