Braintree Town

Population & Demographics

Braintree Town, MA

Braintree Town is home to 38,899 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 21,669 resident workers commute each day.

MassachusettsCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
38,899
people
Population

38,899 residents

Median age 41.3 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Braintree Town population & demographics

Who lives in Braintree Town — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
38,899
Median age
41.3yrs
Median household income
$122,214
Median home value
$656,800
Median gross rent
$2,024/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
47.5%
Poverty rate
5.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Braintree Town

How Braintree Town breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White66.8%
Asian22.2%
Black3.4%
Two or more races3.3%
Hispanic or Latino3.2%
Some other race0.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.0%

Race across Braintree Town

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Braintree Town.

Braintree Town at a glance
Employed Residents
21,669
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
9.0mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
11.7%
Share working within the area
Work from home
18.2%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Boston
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Braintree Town proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Braintree Town commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

36 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Braintree Town

21,669 commutes, one dot at a time

Braintree Town

Where 21,669 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Braintree Town, by worker count.

1Boston9.0 mi6,395
2Braintree Town0.0 mi2,542
3Quincy3.5 mi1,787
4Weymouth Town2.7 mi833
5Cambridge12.8 mi578
6Brockton8.9 mi363
7Newton13.9 mi349
8Waltham17.0 mi289

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Braintree Town.

1Boston9.0 mi3,095
2Braintree Town0.0 mi2,542
3Quincy3.5 mi1,559
4Brockton8.9 mi1,497
5Weymouth Town2.7 mi1,411
6Randolph Town3.7 mi783
7Taunton21.8 mi381
8Holbrook4.3 mi371

Top industries

The sectors that employ Braintree Town’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
RTRetail Trade18.6%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance15.7%
AFAccommodation and Food Services8.3%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services8.1%
MFManufacturing6.2%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services6.1%
COConstruction5.3%
FIFinance and Insurance5.3%
REReal Estate and Rental and Leasing5.0%
Connectivity

Internet options for Braintree Town

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

2 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps
8 Gbps
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