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Cities in Massachusetts by mean travel time to work, 2024

Randolph Town, MA had the highest mean travel time to work of 58 cities in 2024, at 37 minutes. North Adams, MA had the lowest, at 17.4 minutes. The median was 28.1 minutes and the figure for Massachusetts was 29.1 minutes. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest37Randolph Town, MA
Lowest17.4North Adams, MA
Median28.158 cities
Massachusetts29.1History

All cities, 2024

Randolph Town, MA: 37 minutesRandolph Town, MA37Everett, MA: 35 minutesEverett, MA35Winthrop Town, MA: 34.8 minutesWinthrop Town, MA34.8Quincy, MA: 34.7 minutesQuincy, MA34.7Weymouth Town, MA: 34.7 minutesWeymouth Town, MA34.7Melrose, MA: 34.5 minutesMelrose, MA34.5Malden, MA: 34.4 minutesMalden, MA34.4Revere, MA: 34.2 minutesRevere, MA34.2Chelsea, MA: 32.9 minutesChelsea, MA32.9Braintree Town, MA: 32.7 minutesBraintree Town, MA32.7Franklin Town, MA: 32.5 minutesFranklin Town, MA32.5North Attleborough Town, MA: 32.4 minutesNorth Attleborough Town, MA32.4Brockton, MA: 31.5 minutesBrockton, MA31.5Lynn, MA: 31.5 minutesLynn, MA31.5Newburyport, MA: 31.5 minutesNewburyport, MA31.5Bridgewater Town, MA: 31.4 minutesBridgewater Town, MA31.4Palmer Town, MA: 31.3 minutesPalmer Town, MA31.3Somerville, MA: 31 minutesSomerville, MA31Attleboro, MA: 30.5 minutesAttleboro, MA30.5Gardner, MA: 30.5 minutesGardner, MA30.5Framingham, MA: 30.4 minutesFramingham, MA30.4Boston, MA: 30.3 minutesBoston, MA30.3Medford, MA: 30.2 minutesMedford, MA30.2Beverly, MA: 30 minutesBeverly, MA30Marlborough, MA: 29.7 minutesMarlborough, MA29.7Taunton, MA: 29.3 minutesTaunton, MA29.3Amesbury, MA: 29 minutesAmesbury, MA29Salem, MA: 28.5 minutesSalem, MA28.5Southbridge Town, MA: 28.3 minutesSouthbridge Town, MA28.3Lowell, MA: 27.9 minutesLowell, MA27.9Methuen, MA: 27.7 minutesMethuen, MA27.7Watertown, MA: 27.6 minutesWatertown, MA27.6Haverhill, MA: 27.4 minutesHaverhill, MA27.4Fitchburg, MA: 27.1 minutesFitchburg, MA27.1Newton, MA: 26.6 minutesNewton, MA26.6Westfield, MA: 26.5 minutesWestfield, MA26.5Leominster, MA: 26.1 minutesLeominster, MA26.1Cambridge, MA: 25.8 minutesCambridge, MA25.8Fall River, MA: 25.8 minutesFall River, MA25.8Peabody, MA: 25.8 minutesPeabody, MA25.8Woburn, MA: 25.3 minutesWoburn, MA25.3Barnstable Town, MA: 24.8 minutesBarnstable Town, MA24.8New Bedford, MA: 24.7 minutesNew Bedford, MA24.7Waltham, MA: 24.7 minutesWaltham, MA24.7Worcester, MA: 24.1 minutesWorcester, MA24.1Gloucester, MA: 23.9 minutesGloucester, MA23.9Lawrence, MA: 23 minutesLawrence, MA23Agawam Town, MA: 22.4 minutesAgawam Town, MA22.4Easthampton, MA: 22.3 minutesEasthampton, MA22.3Northampton, MA: 21.4 minutesNorthampton, MA21.4Chicopee, MA: 21.3 minutesChicopee, MA21.3Springfield, MA: 20.2 minutesSpringfield, MA20.2Holyoke, MA: 19.3 minutesHolyoke, MA19.3West Springfield Town, MA: 19.3 minutesWest Springfield Town, MA19.3Pittsfield, MA: 18.5 minutesPittsfield, MA18.5Amherst Town, MA: 18 minutesAmherst Town, MA18Greenfield, MA: 17.4 minutesGreenfield, MA17.4North Adams, MA: 17.4 minutesNorth Adams, MA17.4
minutes. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024
minutes		Change on 2023
1Randolph Town, MA Estimated37-0.4
2Everett, MA Estimated35-0.3
3Winthrop Town, MA Estimated34.8+1.9
4Quincy, MA Estimated34.7+0.5
4Weymouth Town, MA Estimated34.7-0.1
6Melrose, MA Estimated34.5-1.2
7Malden, MA Estimated34.4-1.3
8Revere, MA Estimated34.2-0.9
9Chelsea, MA Estimated32.9-0.6
10Braintree Town, MA Estimated32.70
11Franklin Town, MA Estimated32.5-1.8
12North Attleborough Town, MA Estimated32.4+1.1
13Brockton, MA Estimated31.5-0.4
13Lynn, MA Estimated31.5+0.2
13Newburyport, MA Estimated31.5-0.8
16Bridgewater Town, MA Estimated31.4-0.4
17Palmer Town, MA Estimated31.3-0.5
18Somerville, MA Estimated31+0.3
19Attleboro, MA Estimated30.5+0.4
19Gardner, MA Estimated30.5-0.5
21Framingham, MA Estimated30.4+0.4
22Boston, MA Estimated30.3+0.1
23Medford, MA Estimated30.2-0.6
24Beverly, MA Estimated30+0.2
25Marlborough, MA Estimated29.7+0.3
26Taunton, MA Estimated29.3+0.1
27Amesbury, MA Estimated29n/a
28Salem, MA Estimated28.5-1.4
29Southbridge Town, MA Estimated28.3+1.1
30Lowell, MA Estimated27.9+0.4
31Methuen, MA Estimated27.7n/a
32Watertown, MA Estimated27.6n/a
33Haverhill, MA Estimated27.4+0.6
34Fitchburg, MA Estimated27.10
35Newton, MA Estimated26.6-0.1
36Westfield, MA Estimated26.5+0.3
37Leominster, MA Estimated26.1-1
38Cambridge, MA Estimated25.8-0.3
38Fall River, MA Estimated25.8+0.3
38Peabody, MA Estimated25.8-1.4
41Woburn, MA Estimated25.3-0.6
42Barnstable Town, MA Estimated24.8-0.3
43New Bedford, MA Estimated24.7-0.5
43Waltham, MA Estimated24.7+0.1
45Worcester, MA Estimated24.1-1
46Gloucester, MA Estimated23.9-2.1
47Lawrence, MA Estimated23-0.3
48Agawam Town, MA Estimated22.4-0.4
49Easthampton, MA Estimated22.3n/a
50Northampton, MA Estimated21.4-0.2
51Chicopee, MA Estimated21.3+0.2
52Springfield, MA Estimated20.2-0.7
53Holyoke, MA Estimated19.3-0.1
53West Springfield Town, MA Estimated19.3+0.5
55Pittsfield, MA Estimated18.5+0.4
56Amherst Town, MA Estimated18-1
57Greenfield, MA Estimated17.4-0.4
57North Adams, MA Estimated17.4+0.1

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Mean one-way travel time to work in minutes for workers aged 16 and over who did not work from home.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Massachusetts by mean travel time to work, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Massachusetts by mean travel time to work, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/mean-travel-time-to-work/massachusetts-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Massachusetts by mean travel time to work, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/mean-travel-time-to-work/massachusetts-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Massachusetts by mean travel time to work, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/mean-travel-time-to-work/massachusetts-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest mean travel time to work?

Randolph Town, MA, with 37 minutes in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest mean travel time to work?

North Adams, MA, with 17.4 minutes in 2024.

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