Worcester migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 24,762 people moved into the Worcester metro and 26,327 moved out, a net of −1,565. Yellow arcs are people arriving, blue arcs are people leaving. Hover a dot to see the corridor, or click through to compare.
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† IRS methodology change in this year’s files (see methodology)
What the flows say
- Biggest published corridors: Boston, MA-NH leads both directions, with 12,314 people in and 7,977 out in 2022–23.
- Trend: net outflow has deepened over the last three years, from −1,101 in 2020–21 to −1,565 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
888,502
▲ 0.5% year over year · growing
Peak population
888,502
highest in the series shown (since 2000)
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: the population grew in 2025 even after losing 1,253 people to domestic migration. International migration (+4,528) and births minus deaths (+1,443) more than made up for it.
- Peak population: the 2025 estimate of 888,502 is the highest on record, in data going back to 2000.
Net income flow · 2022–23
−$201M
▼ $1.2B arrived · $1.4B left
Avg household income · movers
$78k in · $84k out
leavers out-earn arrivals by 8%
Worcester wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Worcester metro in 2022–23 reported $1.2B in income (AGI). Households leaving took $1.4B with them, a net loss of $201M.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $78k of income, vs $84k for leavers. Leavers out-earn arrivals by 8%.
About the data
Corridors are IRS county-to-county migration flows added up into metro areas (2023 Census metro definitions; exemptions ≈ people). "Rest of" entries cover a state's counties outside any featured metro. The IRS hides corridors with fewer than 20 returns, so the lists here cover about 81% of inbound and 79% of outbound movers in 2022–23. The in, out, and net totals count everyone. Income figures are the total income (AGI) movers reported, from the complete county totals. Dollars are not adjusted for inflation, and household averages divide by the number of returns. Population figures are Census Bureau estimates; the peak covers records since 2000. Years marked † had a change in how the IRS built the files. Full details on the methodology page.
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