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Shortest commutes, Massachusetts cities · 2000

Massachusetts cities with the shortest mean travel time to work (2023 ACS). This list covers the 105 cities in Massachusetts that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAVERAGE COMMUTEVS 2000

01Nantucket, MAMA10,0178.0+0%

02Williamstown, MAMA5,0709.9+0%

03Holyoke, MAMA38,02311.8+0%

04Pittsfield, MAMA42,90911.9+0%

05Chicopee, MAMA55,31012.1+0%

06Longmeadow, MAMA15,69612.7+0%

07Springfield, MAMA154,70213.5+0%

08North Adams, MAMA12,36813.6+0%

09Greenfield, MAMA17,69113.7+0%

10Northampton, MAMA31,04713.8+0%

11Adams, MAMA5,42714.1+0%

12West Yarmouth, MAMA6,19414.3+0%

13Lawrence, MAMA89,32014.6+0%

14South Yarmouth, MAMA11,55214.6+0%

15Cambridge, MAMA122,58815.0+0%

16Worcester, MAMA213,86215.2+0%

17Westfield, MAMA40,54615.2+0%

18Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,96115.5+0%

19Waltham, MAMA65,03715.6+0%

20Fall River, MAMA95,29815.7+0%

21Woburn, MAMA43,96215.8+0%

22Webster, MAMA12,22816.3+0%

23East Harwich, MAMA5,65416.6+0%

24New Bedford, MAMA101,83416.6+0%

25Fitchburg, MAMA42,13616.7+0%

26Hudson, MAMA15,71916.8+0%

27Clinton, MAMA7,65816.9+0%

28Wellesley, MAMA30,34716.9+0%

29Lowell, MAMA119,97116.9+0%

30Belmont, MAMA27,17516.9+0%

31Newton, MAMA90,74117.0+0%

32Burlington, MAMA26,27417.1+0%

33Somerset, MAMA18,29817.3+0%

34Peabody, MAMA55,95317.3+0%

35Bliss Corner, MAMA5,40517.4+0%

36Brookline, MAMA63,26617.6+0%

37Gardner, MAMA21,48317.7+0%

38Stoneham, MAMA23,35517.8+0%

39Saugus, MAMA28,77318.0+0%

40North Westport, MAMA5,28918.2+0%

41Leominster, MAMA44,19418.2+0%

42Medford, MAMA59,83418.2+0%

43Gloucester, MAMA30,62718.2+0%

44Lexington, MAMA34,29518.3+0%

45Dedham, MAMA25,23718.4+0%

46Somerville, MAMA84,21118.5+0%

47Spencer, MAMA5,66118.5+0%

48Danvers, MAMA28,09818.6+0%

49Middleborough Center, MAMA8,15518.8+0%

50Haverhill, MAMA68,36118.8+0%

51Athol, MAMA8,80118.9+0%

52Reading, MAMA25,61218.9+0%

53Ware, MAMA6,36919.0+0%

54Winchester, MAMA23,40619.0+0%

55Marlborough, MAMA42,77219.1+0%

56East Falmouth, MAMA6,24519.1+0%

57Northborough, MAMA6,39219.2+0%

58Beverly, MAMA43,36319.2+0%

59Boston, MAMA672,97319.2+0%

60Attleboro, MAMA47,44719.2+0%

61Wilmington, MAMA23,33619.2+0%

62Milford, MAMA27,73119.3+0%

63Wakefield, MAMA27,79319.3+0%

64Framingham, MAMA73,02119.4+0%

65Arlington, MAMA46,35019.4+0%

66Needham, MAMA32,45919.5+0%

67Taunton, MAMA62,52219.6+0%

68Lynn, MAMA104,23619.6+0%

69Oxford, MAMA5,67119.7+0%

70Melrose, MAMA29,59719.7+0%

71Lynnfield, MAMA13,06419.8+0%

72Maynard, MAMA10,71220.0+0%

73Pinehurst, MAMA6,84520.1+0%

74Walpole, MAMA6,46120.3+0%

75Andover, MAMA9,45120.4+0%

76Whitinsville, MAMA7,11520.4+0%

77Brockton, MAMA106,13420.6+0%

78Salem, MAMA45,38120.6+0%

79Foxborough, MAMA6,25120.7+0%

80Kingston, MAMA5,91020.8+0%

81Norwood, MAMA31,54220.8+0%

82West Concord, MAMA5,87621.0+0%

83Revere, MAMA60,14121.0+0%

84Milton, MAMA28,58721.1+0%

85Malden, MAMA66,37021.3+0%

86Holbrook, MAMA11,38021.9+0%

87Cochituate, MAMA6,47121.9+0%

88Plymouth, MAMA7,91822.0+0%

89Everett, MAMA53,57222.1+0%

90Abington, MAMA17,05322.1+0%

91Quincy, MAMA103,17322.4+0%

92Chelsea, MAMA40,13022.5+0%

93Mansfield Center, MAMA7,22222.6+0%

94Salisbury, MAMA5,65622.8+0%

95Newburyport, MAMA19,14823.7+0%

96Bellingham, MAMA5,32524.3+0%

97Swampscott, MAMA15,27724.5+0%

98Medfield, MAMA6,84925.7+0%

99Sharon, MAMA6,23226.0+0%

100Hingham, MAMA5,13026.6+0%

101Marblehead, MAMA20,41328.5+0%

102Marshfield, MAMA5,16129.0+0%

103Scituate, MAMA5,79629.0+0%

104North Scituate, MAMA6,49231.8+0%

105Hull, MAMA10,13832.4+0%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES