Work & commute · Readfield

Work & commute in Readfield, ME

Most working residents leave Readfield for work: only 11% work in town. The top destinations are Augusta (29%), Winthrop (6%) and Lewiston (3%). Half commute less than 12 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

11%

129 of 1,177 working residents

Typical commute

12 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

30 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

24%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 1,048 Readfield residents head out of town to work, 129 work right here, and 527 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Readfield.

1,048live here, work elsewhere

129live and work here

527work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Readfield goes to work

Augusta10.9 mi away

29%338

Readfield (in town)right here

11%129

Winthrop4.6 mi away

6%66

Lewiston22.7 mi away

3%41

Manchester4.8 mi away

3%39

Waterville18.3 mi away

3%35

Portland52.7 mi away

3%35

Auburn25.1 mi away

3%30

Bath31.1 mi away

2%27

Chelsea13.2 mi away

2%26

Everywhere elseother towns and states

35%411

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

How far

How far Readfield commutes

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

38%

36%

13%

14%

38%Under 10 mi

36%10–24 mi

13%25–50 mi

14%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Readfield is a commuter town

0.56jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Readfield are

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

Jobs based in Readfield

656 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)15%

Trade, transport & utilities7%

Services (health, schools, offices…)78%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month55%

Jobs Readfield residents hold

1,177 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)15%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)67%

$1,250 a month or less11%

$1,251–$3,333 a month25%

Over $3,333 a month64%

+65%

Jobs based in Readfield, 2013 → 2023: 397 → 656. 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.