Work & commute · Anson

Work & commute in Anson, ME

Most working residents leave Anson for work: only 13% work in town. The top destinations are Skowhegan (14%), Waterville (5%) and Madison (5%). Half commute less than 23 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

13%

110 of 862 working residents

Typical commute

23 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

33 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 752 Anson residents head out of town to work, 110 work right here, and 252 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Anson.

752live here, work elsewhere

110live and work here

252work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Anson goes to work

Skowhegan15.5 mi away

14%121

Anson (in town)right here

13%110

Waterville25.1 mi away

5%47

Madison8.2 mi away

5%45

Augusta36.5 mi away

4%33

Bangor57.7 mi away

3%25

Carrabassett Valley21.7 mi away

3%24

Oakland21.1 mi away

2%20

Auburn53.8 mi away

2%18

Portland83.8 mi away

2%17

Everywhere elseother towns and states

47%402

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

How far

How far Anson commutes

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

23%

32%

13%

31%

23%Under 10 mi

32%10–24 mi

13%25–50 mi

31%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Anson is a commuter town

0.42jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Anson are

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

Jobs based in Anson

362 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)24%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)52%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month36%

Over $3,333 a month50%

Jobs Anson residents hold

862 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)28%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)53%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month32%

Over $3,333 a month51%

−15%

Jobs based in Anson, 2013 → 2023: 426 → 362. 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.