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Smith Mills, Massachusetts.

A community in Bristol County, with no city government of its own. Zillow publishes no home prices for it: see Bristol County’s.

Living in Smith Mills, Bristol County, Massachusetts

Smith Mills, in Bristol County, had 4,832 people in the 2020 census. 71% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 29% are rented. Unemployment in Bristol County was 4.9% in August 2026, and the county had 1.2% fewer jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most people in Bristol County work in schools and health care, then shops.

People 4,832 in the 2020 census
Household income Too few homes in Smith Mills for the Census survey to measure.
Unemployment 4.9% Bristol County, August 2026; 5.1% a year before
Homes 71% lived in by their owners; 29% rented
  • 2,019households
  • 36%of adults have a degree
  • 8%below the poverty line
  • 28 mintypical commute
  • 6%work from home

What people in Bristol County work in

  • Schools, hospitals and social care26%
  • Shops (retail)12%
  • Professional and business services11%
  • Manufacturing10%
  • Building trades8%
  • Restaurants, hotels and entertainment8%

Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Bristol County had 225,223 jobs in 2025, 1.2% fewer than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Weather through the year

Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 39° and 21°; warmest in July, 82° and 62° 20° 40° 60° 80° J 39° 21° F M A M J J 82° 62° A S O N D
Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 39° and 21°; warmest in July, 82° and 62° 20° 40° 60° 80° J 39° 21° F M A M J J 82° 62° A S O N D

Coldest in January, with highs near 39° and lows near 21°; warmest in July, with highs near 82° and lows near 62°. About 46 inches of rain and melted snow a year.

Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the New Bedford Municipal Airport weather station, 3 miles away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in Smith Mills

  1. TargetDiscount department stores232
  2. Shaws SupermarketsSupermarkets and other grocery stores223
  3. UPSCouriers and express delivery services189
  4. Comprehensive Mental Health SystemsGroup homes for the disabled with nursing care152
  5. Stop & ShopGrocery stores138
  6. Macy'sDepartment stores78
  7. Kohl's69
  8. JCPenneyRetail67

Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 11 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 1,250 people in all. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.

Natural hazards

  1. HurricanesRelatively moderate
  2. Inland floodingRelatively moderate
  3. Strong windRelatively moderate

FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Smith Mills’ census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, relatively low. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.

From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Bristol County.