Providence

Shortest commutes to Downtown Providence

Ranked on distance to Downtown Providence at 50% and the mean commute time residents report to the Census at 50%. The mean commute includes people who work locally, which is why the two numbers do not always agree.

Updated Sep 2026·17 suburbs considered, 10 listed
1
World War I Memorial and Taunton Plaza, at the triangle created by Route 44 (Taunton Avenue), Whelden Avenue, and Broadway, East Providence Rhode Island
East Providence$366k median · 22.6 min commute
Commute B−Housing DCost of living B−
89
Commute score
overall 58 C
2
Skyline of Providence, Rhode Island, USA with a view of Providence River Bridge
Providence$362k median · 25.0 min commute
Commute B−Housing FCost of living C+
84
Commute score
overall 52 D+
3
Built in 1927 in the Edgewood neighborhood. Designed by George Frederick Hall of Martin & Hall.
Cranston$378k median · 24.3 min commute
Commute C+Housing DCost of living B−
84
Commute score
overall 59 C
4
Valley Falls$375k median · 23.3 min commute
Commute C+Housing D+Cost of living B−
84
Commute score
overall 64 C+
5
Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Pawtucket$326k median · 25.6 min commute
Commute CHousing FCost of living B
82
Commute score
overall 52 D+
6
Warwick, Rhode Island, USA
Warwick$355k median · 24.6 min commute
Commute C+Housing D+Cost of living B−
79
Commute score
overall 58 C
7
Pawtucket Hair Cloth Mill, Central Falls Mill Historic District, Between Roosevelt Avenue and the Blackstone River Central Falls
Central Falls$352k median · 27.4 min commute
Commute D+Housing FCost of living B−
77
Commute score
overall 43 D
8
Newport Rhode Island Aerial View
Newport$747k median · 18.9 min commute
Commute A−Housing CCost of living C+
70
Commute score
overall 58 C
9
Witherbee School, Middletown Historical Society, Newport East Rhode Island This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Hi
Newport East$485k median · 20.5 min commute
Commute B+Housing C−Cost of living C+
69
Commute score
overall 62 C
10
Attleboro City Hall, Massachusetts
Attleboro$448k median · 30.5 min commute
Commute D−Housing C−Cost of living C+
64
Commute score
overall 54 C−
This list's weighting
Distance to downtown 50%Mean commute time 50%
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Photos from Wikimedia Commons: East Providence (John Phelan · CC BY-SA 3.0); Providence (Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0); Cranston (Eric Harrison · CC BY-SA 2.0); Pawtucket (Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0); Warwick (Dietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0); Central Falls (Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 3.0); Newport (MVASCO · CC BY-SA 3.0); Newport East (John Phelan · CC BY-SA 3.0); Attleboro (Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0).