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Longest commutes, Massachusetts cities

Massachusetts cities ranked by mean travel time to work (2024 ACS). This list covers the 123 cities in Massachusetts that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 123 is 29.3. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: East Falmouth, MA, up 65 places to #10.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAVERAGE COMMUTEVS 2000

01▲3Scituate, MAMA5,79641.8+44%

02▲10Hingham, MAMA5,13038.3+44%

03▼1The Pinehills, MAMA5,28238.1–

04▲17Holbrook, MAMA11,38037.9+73%

05▲30Kingston, MAMA5,91037.8+82%

06▲55Milford, MAMA27,73137.1+92%

07Randolph, MAMA34,94837.0–

08▲64Whitinsville, MAMA7,11537.0+81%

09▼3Sharon, MAMA6,23235.6+37%

10▲65East Falmouth, MAMA6,24535.5+86%

11▲5Everett, MAMA53,57235.0+58%

12▲20Winthrop, MAMA18,64734.8–

13▲4Quincy, MAMA103,17334.7+55%

14▼3North Scituate, MAMA6,49234.7+9%

15▲13Weymouth, MAMA59,75934.7–

16▲65Spencer, MAMA5,66134.7+87%

17▼8Melrose, MAMA29,59734.5+75%

18▼5Malden, MAMA66,37034.4+62%

19▼9Swampscott, MAMA15,27734.3+40%

20▲4Bellingham, MAMA5,32534.3+41%

21▲12Revere, MAMA60,14134.2+63%

22▼2Hull, MAMA10,13833.2+2%

23▲16Wakefield, MAMA27,79333.2+72%

24▼10Abington, MAMA17,05333.2+50%

25▼20Marblehead, MAMA20,41332.9+16%

26▲1Chelsea, MAMA40,13032.9+46%

27▼26Walpole, MAMA6,46132.7+61%

28▼3Braintree, MAMA38,95732.7–

29▼14Franklin, MAMA33,95532.5–

30▲16North Attleborough, MAMA31,50632.4–

31▼9West Concord, MAMA5,87632.3+54%

32▼2Arlington, MAMA46,35032.2+66%

33▲1Lynnfield, MAMA13,06432.1+62%

34▲28Maynard, MAMA10,71231.8+59%

35▲44Oxford, MAMA5,67131.7+61%

36▼33Medfield, MAMA6,84931.5+23%

37▲10Brockton, MAMA106,13431.5+53%

38▲5Lynn, MAMA104,23631.5+61%

39▼13Newburyport, MAMA19,14831.5+33%

40▼11Winchester, MAMA23,40631.4+65%

41▲17Bridgewater, MAMA29,30931.4–

42▲58Somerset, MAMA18,29831.3+81%

43▼20Milton, MAMA28,58731.3+49%

44▲10Palmer, MAMA12,36731.3–

45▼1Somerville, MAMA84,21131.0+68%

46▼15Reading, MAMA25,61230.9+63%

47▲6Lexington, MAMA34,29530.7+68%

48▲8Gardner, MAMA21,48330.5+73%

49▼1Attleboro, MAMA47,44730.5+59%

50▲9Framingham, MAMA73,02130.4+57%

51▲6Boston, MAMA672,97330.3+58%

52▼3Wilmington, MAMA23,33630.3+57%

53▼15Norwood, MAMA31,54230.3+45%

54▲34Hudson, MAMA15,71930.2+80%

55▼10Medford, MAMA59,83430.2+66%

56▲14Beverly, MAMA43,36330.0+56%

57▲11Middleborough Center, MAMA8,15530.0+60%

58▼50Salisbury, MAMA5,65629.9+31%

59▲4Marlborough, MAMA42,77229.7+56%

60▼9Northborough, MAMA6,39229.7+55%

61▼19Saugus, MAMA28,77329.6+64%

62▼44Marshfield, MAMA5,16129.3+1%

63▲6Taunton, MAMA62,52229.3+50%

64▼24Dedham, MAMA25,23729.3+59%

65▼10Belmont, MAMA27,17529.3+73%

66▲14Clinton, MAMA7,65829.1+73%

67Amesbury, MAMA17,58829.0–

68▼16Salem, MAMA45,38128.5+38%

69▲5Danvers, MAMA28,09828.4+53%

70▲15Southbridge, MAMA18,10528.3–

71▼35Cochituate, MAMA6,47128.0+27%

72▼22Mansfield Center, MAMA7,22227.9+24%

73▲18Lowell, MAMA119,97127.9+65%

74▼9Stoneham, MAMA23,35527.8+56%

75Methuen, MAMA54,58427.7–

76▼35Needham, MAMA32,45927.7+42%

77Watertown, MAMA35,71027.6–

78▼7Webster, MAMA12,22827.5+69%

79▼12Burlington, MAMA26,27427.5+61%

80▲3Haverhill, MAMA68,36127.4+45%

81▼15Wellesley, MAMA30,34727.2+61%

82▼9Brookline, MAMA63,26627.1+54%

83▲9Fitchburg, MAMA42,13627.1+62%

84▼24Pinehurst, MAMA6,84527.0+34%

85▼8Newton, MAMA90,74126.6+57%

86▼10Ware, MAMA6,36926.6+40%

87▲14Westfield, MAMA40,54626.5+74%

88▼51Athol, MAMA8,80126.3+39%

89▼70Foxborough, MAMA6,25126.2+26%

90▼12Leominster, MAMA44,19426.1+44%

91▼1Cambridge, MAMA122,58825.8+72%

92▲5Fall River, MAMA95,29825.8+65%

93▼9Peabody, MAMA55,95325.8+49%

94▼7Plymouth, MAMA7,91825.3+15%

95▼9Woburn, MAMA43,96225.3+60%

96▲12West Yarmouth, MAMA6,19424.9+74%

97▼1Longmeadow, MAMA15,69624.8+95%

98▲4Barnstable, MAMA50,10124.8–

99▼5New Bedford, MAMA101,83424.7+49%

100▼5Waltham, MAMA65,03724.7+59%

101▲11Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,96124.4+57%

102▼3Worcester, MAMA213,86224.1+59%

103▲1East Harwich, MAMA5,65424.1+45%

104▼40Andover, MAMA9,45124.0+18%

105▼16Gloucester, MAMA30,62723.9+31%

106▼13North Westport, MAMA5,28923.8+31%

107▼2South Yarmouth, MAMA11,55223.8+63%

108▼26Adams, MAMA5,42723.7+68%

109▼6Lawrence, MAMA89,32023.0+58%

110▼3Agawam, MAMA28,78322.4–

111Easthampton, MAMA15,85122.3–

112▼14Bliss Corner, MAMA5,40522.1+27%

113▼7Northampton, MAMA31,04721.4+55%

114Chicopee, MAMA55,31021.3+76%

115▼6Springfield, MAMA154,70220.2+49%

116▼3West Springfield, MAMA28,82919.3–

117▼7Holyoke, MAMA38,02319.3+63%

118▼1Pittsfield, MAMA42,90918.5+55%

119▼3Amherst, MAMA40,92018.0–

120▼5Greenfield, MAMA17,69117.4+28%

121▼10North Adams, MAMA12,36817.4+28%

122▼4Nantucket, MAMA10,01716.3+104%

123▼4Williamstown, MAMA5,07011.7+17%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES