In Stoughton, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.35 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.
Although the majority of commuting trips in the town are by private automobile, Stoughton is somewhat unusual for a town of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the train helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Stoughton area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.
The citizens of Stoughton are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 39.20% of adults in Stoughton have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Stoughton in 2022 was $47,082, which is lower middle income relative to Massachusetts, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $188,328 for a family of four. However, Stoughton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Stoughton is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Stoughton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Stoughton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Stoughton include Irish, Italian, Portuguese, English, and Brazilian.
Stoughton also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 24.96%.
The most common language spoken in Stoughton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Portuguese and French.
