Work & commute · Andover

Work & commute in Andover, ME

Most working residents leave Andover for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Bethel (12%), Rumford (7%) and Portland (6%). Half commute less than 31 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

10 of 242 working residents

Typical commute

31 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

30 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

23%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 232 Andover residents head out of town to work, 10 work right here, and 85 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Andover.

232live here, work elsewhere

10live and work here

85work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Andover goes to work

Bethel10.2 mi away

12%30

Rumford7.6 mi away

7%16

Portland72.3 mi away

6%15

Paris27.5 mi away

5%12

Andover (in town)right here

4%10

Newry6.4 mi away

3%8

Auburn43.5 mi away

2%6

Norway26.5 mi away

2%6

South Portland70.6 mi away

2%5

Lewiston45.6 mi away

2%5

Everywhere elseother towns and states

53%129

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Andover commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

10%

32%

25%

33%

10%Under 10 mi

32%10–24 mi

25%25–50 mi

33%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Andover is a commuter town

0.39jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.39 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Andover are

95 jobs are based in Andover. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Andover’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Andover

95 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)47%

Trade, transport & utilities15%

Services (health, schools, offices…)38%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month52%

Jobs Andover residents hold

242 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)26%

Trade, transport & utilities16%

Services (health, schools, offices…)58%

$1,250 a month or less20%

$1,251–$3,333 a month28%

Over $3,333 a month52%

+56%

Jobs based in Andover, 2013 → 2023: 61 → 95. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.