Work & commute · Farmington

Work & commute in Farmington, ME

About one in 4 of Farmington’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Portland (5%), Augusta (5%) and Wilton (4%). Half commute less than 26 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

26%

750 of 2,870 working residents

Typical commute

26 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

27 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

20%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 2,120 Farmington residents head out of town to work, 750 work right here, and 3,075 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Farmington.

2,120live here, work elsewhere

750live and work here

3,075work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Farmington goes to work

Farmington (in town)right here

26%750

Portland72.2 mi away

5%154

Augusta31 mi away

5%148

Wilton6.3 mi away

4%124

Waterville25.3 mi away

3%77

Lewiston40.6 mi away

3%77

Bangor67.2 mi away

3%72

Skowhegan24 mi away

2%64

Auburn41.3 mi away

2%59

Orono70.2 mi away

2%48

Everywhere elseother towns and states

45%1,297

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

How far

How far Farmington commutes

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

34%

14%

21%

31%

34%Under 10 mi

14%10–24 mi

21%25–50 mi

31%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Farmington is balanced between jobs and homes

1.33jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.33 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Farmington are

3,825 jobs are based in Farmington. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Farmington’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Farmington

3,825 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)8%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)71%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month36%

Over $3,333 a month47%

Jobs Farmington residents hold

2,870 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)14%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)66%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month36%

Over $3,333 a month49%

−13%

Jobs based in Farmington, 2013 → 2023: 4,418 → 3,825. 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.