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Longest commutes, Massachusetts cities · 2020

Massachusetts cities ranked by mean travel time to work (2020 ACS). This list covers the 119 cities in Massachusetts that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 119 is 30.6.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAVERAGE COMMUTEVS 2000

01Walpole, MAMA6,46143.5+114%

02The Pinehills, MAMA5,28241.0–

03Medfield, MAMA6,84940.5+57%

04Scituate, MAMA5,79639.9+38%

05Marblehead, MAMA20,41338.4+35%

06Sharon, MAMA6,23238.2+47%

07Randolph, MAMA34,94838.0–

08Salisbury, MAMA5,65637.8+66%

09Melrose, MAMA29,59737.0+88%

10Swampscott, MAMA15,27737.0+51%

11North Scituate, MAMA6,49237.0+16%

12Hingham, MAMA5,13037.0+39%

13Malden, MAMA66,37036.8+73%

14Abington, MAMA17,05336.6+65%

15Franklin, MAMA33,95536.2–

16Everett, MAMA53,57236.2+64%

17Quincy, MAMA103,17336.1+61%

18Marshfield, MAMA5,16136.0+24%

19Foxborough, MAMA6,25135.3+70%

20Hull, MAMA10,13835.2+9%

21Holbrook, MAMA11,38035.1+61%

22West Concord, MAMA5,87634.8+66%

23Milton, MAMA28,58734.8+65%

24Bellingham, MAMA5,32534.7+43%

25Braintree, MAMA38,95734.3–

26Newburyport, MAMA19,14834.0+43%

27Chelsea, MAMA40,13033.9+51%

28Weymouth, MAMA59,75933.9–

29Winchester, MAMA23,40633.9+78%

30Arlington, MAMA46,35033.8+74%

31Reading, MAMA25,61233.6+78%

32Winthrop, MAMA18,64733.5–

33Revere, MAMA60,14133.5+60%

34Lynnfield, MAMA13,06433.3+68%

35Kingston, MAMA5,91033.3+60%

36Cochituate, MAMA6,47133.2+51%

37Athol, MAMA8,80133.1+76%

38Norwood, MAMA31,54233.1+59%

39Wakefield, MAMA27,79333.0+71%

40Dedham, MAMA25,23732.6+78%

41Needham, MAMA32,45932.5+67%

42Saugus, MAMA28,77332.4+80%

43Lynn, MAMA104,23632.4+65%

44Somerville, MAMA84,21132.3+75%

45Medford, MAMA59,83431.8+75%

46North Attleborough, MAMA31,50631.5–

47Brockton, MAMA106,13431.4+53%

48Attleboro, MAMA47,44731.3+63%

49Wilmington, MAMA23,33631.3+63%

50Mansfield Center, MAMA7,22231.3+38%

51Northborough, MAMA6,39231.3+63%

52Salem, MAMA45,38131.1+51%

53Lexington, MAMA34,29531.1+70%

54Palmer, MAMA12,36731.0–

55Belmont, MAMA27,17531.0+83%

56Gardner, MAMA21,48330.9+75%

57Boston, MAMA672,97330.7+60%

58Bridgewater, MAMA29,30930.7–

59Framingham, MAMA73,02130.6+58%

60Pinehurst, MAMA6,84530.6+52%

61Milford, MAMA27,73130.4+58%

62Maynard, MAMA10,71230.3+51%

63Marlborough, MAMA42,77230.2+58%

64Andover, MAMA9,45129.9+47%

65Stoneham, MAMA23,35529.9+68%

66Wellesley, MAMA30,34729.8+77%

67Burlington, MAMA26,27429.7+74%

68Middleborough Center, MAMA8,15529.6+58%

69Taunton, MAMA62,52229.5+51%

70Beverly, MAMA43,36329.2+52%

71Webster, MAMA12,22829.1+79%

72Whitinsville, MAMA7,11529.1+42%

73Brookline, MAMA63,26629.1+65%

74Danvers, MAMA28,09828.7+54%

75East Falmouth, MAMA6,24528.7+50%

76Ware, MAMA6,36928.5+50%

77Newton, MAMA90,74128.4+67%

78Leominster, MAMA44,19428.3+56%

79Oxford, MAMA5,67128.1+43%

80Clinton, MAMA7,65827.9+66%

81Spencer, MAMA5,66127.7+50%

82Adams, MAMA5,42727.6+95%

83Haverhill, MAMA68,36127.5+46%

84Peabody, MAMA55,95327.4+58%

85Southbridge, MAMA18,10527.2–

86Woburn, MAMA43,96226.9+70%

87Plymouth, MAMA7,91826.9+22%

88Hudson, MAMA15,71926.8+59%

89Gloucester, MAMA30,62726.7+47%

90Cambridge, MAMA122,58826.5+77%

91Lowell, MAMA119,97126.4+56%

92Fitchburg, MAMA42,13626.3+57%

93North Westport, MAMA5,28926.2+44%

94New Bedford, MAMA101,83426.0+57%

95Waltham, MAMA65,03725.4+63%

96Longmeadow, MAMA15,69625.3+99%

97Fall River, MAMA95,29825.1+61%

98Bliss Corner, MAMA5,40524.7+42%

99Worcester, MAMA213,86224.6+62%

100Somerset, MAMA18,29824.5+42%

101Westfield, MAMA40,54624.3+60%

102Barnstable, MAMA50,10123.7–

103Lawrence, MAMA89,32023.3+60%

104East Harwich, MAMA5,65422.4+35%

105South Yarmouth, MAMA11,55221.9+50%

106Northampton, MAMA31,04721.8+58%

107Agawam, MAMA28,78321.7–

108West Yarmouth, MAMA6,19421.6+50%

109Springfield, MAMA154,70221.1+56%

110Holyoke, MAMA38,02320.5+73%

111North Adams, MAMA12,36819.5+43%

112Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,96119.5+26%

113West Springfield, MAMA28,82919.2–

114Chicopee, MAMA55,31019.1+58%

115Greenfield, MAMA17,69118.6+36%

116Amherst, MAMA40,92018.5–

117Pittsfield, MAMA42,90917.3+45%

118Nantucket, MAMA10,01713.3+67%

119Williamstown, MAMA5,07011.9+19%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS