Work & commute · Gilead

Work & commute in Gilead, ME

Most working residents leave Gilead for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Lewiston (10%), Rumford (10%) and Bethel (7%). Half commute less than 23 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 59 working residents

Typical commute

23 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

23 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 59 Gilead residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Gilead.

59live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

9work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Gilead goes to work

Lewiston43.9 mi away

10%6

Rumford19.1 mi away

10%6

Bethel10 mi away

7%4

Gorham, NH12.6 mi away

7%4

York87.3 mi away

5%3

Bangor110 mi away

3%2

Bridgton26.4 mi away

3%2

Paris24.8 mi away

3%2

Presque Isle212.9 mi away

2%1

Auburn40.8 mi away

2%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

47%28

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

How far

How far Gilead commutes

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

22%

31%

22%

25%

22%Under 10 mi

31%10–24 mi

22%25–50 mi

25%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Gilead is a commuter town

0.15jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Gilead are

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

Jobs based in Gilead

9 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)11%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)89%

$1,250 a month or less67%

$1,251–$3,333 a month22%

Over $3,333 a month11%

Jobs Gilead residents hold

59 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)19%

Trade, transport & utilities10%

Services (health, schools, offices…)71%

$1,250 a month or less24%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month47%

−44%

Jobs based in Gilead, 2013 → 2023: 16 → 9. 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.