How Boston gets to work: Disparities between the neighborhoods
New data shows vast differences in how Bostonians from different neighborhoods commute to work.
The report from the Boston Redevelopment Authority Research Division analyzed how workers get to work in Boston, how long it takes, and how many Boston residents commute to jobs outside the city.
Commuting in or out of Boston
While 54 percent of Bostonians work within the city, they only fill about one quarter of the available jobs. Nearly three out of four workers employed in the city live in one of the surrounding communities.
Quincy, Cambridge, Somerville, Newton and Brookline send the most residents in to Boston to work.
The number of workers commuting from Cambridge, however, is actually smaller than the number of Bostonians who head to Cambridge for work.
Where are the jobs
Boston has more than five times the number of jobs as the next nearby community, and more than 31 percent of those jobs are located in Downtown Boston.
Mattapan had the fewest jobs of any neighborhood, but a total of 10 Boston neighborhoods have fewer jobs than available workers.
Bostonian's commutes
About 81 percent of Longwood residents can get to work in less than 30 minutes, and more than half get there as pedestrians.
Among Mattapan residents, 55 percent use private transportation and about 65 percent spend 30 minutes or more on their commute. Nearly one out of four Mattapan residents commute for an hour or more each way.
West Roxbury residents were least likely to walk, bike or use public transportation, and most likely to use cars, vans or trucks to get to work.
The report suggests that because certain industries, like healthcare, are concentrated in specific neighborhoods, few residents of Boston can find a job in their field nearby.
