Winchester, MA is a thriving town in Middlesex County. It is conveniently located near Boston and offers many transportation options for residents and visitors alike. The town has access to public buses through the MBTA Bus Network, with regular service to some of the nearby cities and towns including Woburn, Stoneham, Reading, and Arlington. The Commuter Rail also has stations in Winchester, with direct routes to Boston's North Station and South Station as well as other regional stops such as Woburn, Wakefield, Melrose Highlands, Malden Center and more. For those who require transport within town limits there are several cab services available as well. Additionally MTBA suburban service from Belmont Hill or Arlington can connect people directly to Alewife station in Cambridge where they could then take the subway or T-bus into downtown Boston. All these options make it easy for people living in Winchester to travel around the area.
The typical American commute has been getting longer each year since 2010. The average one-way commute in Winchester (zip 01890) takes 33.0 minutes. That's longer than the US average of 26.4 minutes.
How people in Winchester (zip 01890) get to work:
- 70.8% drive their own car alone
- 7.3% carpool with others
- 6.2% work from home
- 12.1% take mass transit