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Work & commute · Skowhegan

Work & commute in Skowhegan, ME

About one in 3 of Skowhegan’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Waterville (8%), Augusta (6%) and Bangor (3%). Half commute less than 16 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
30%
1,215 of 4,008 working residents
Typical commute
16 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
25 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
8%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 2,793 Skowhegan residents head out of town to work, 1,215 work right here, and 4,467 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Skowhegan.

2,793live here, work elsewhere
1,215live and work here
4,467work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Skowhegan goes to work

WatervillePortlandLewistonBangorAugustaSkowheganCornvilleFairfieldMadisonNorridgewockWinslowCanaanOaklandAnsonWatervilleAugustaBangorMadisonWinslowPortlandNorridgewockOaklandLewistonSkowhegan
1
Skowhegan (in town)right here
30%1,215
2
Waterville15 mi away
8%321
3
Augusta29.7 mi away
6%232
4
Bangor43.3 mi away
3%130
5
Madison7.8 mi away
2%100
6
Winslow17.1 mi away
2%98
7
Portland82.1 mi away
2%95
8
Norridgewock7.8 mi away
2%95
9
Oakland13 mi away
2%95
10
Lewiston52.7 mi away
2%90
Everywhere elseother towns and states
38%1,537

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

How far

How far Skowhegan commutes

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

37%Under 10 mi
22%10–24 mi
18%25–50 mi
24%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Skowhegan is balanced between jobs and homes

1.42jobs per working resident
Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.42 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Skowhegan are

5,682 jobs are based in Skowhegan. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Skowhegan’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Skowhegan

5,682 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)26%
Trade, transport & utilities20%
Services (health, schools, offices…)55%
$1,250 a month or less13%
$1,251–$3,333 a month29%
Over $3,333 a month59%

Jobs Skowhegan residents hold

4,008 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)22%
Trade, transport & utilities22%
Services (health, schools, offices…)56%
$1,250 a month or less15%
$1,251–$3,333 a month33%
Over $3,333 a month52%
+5%

Jobs based in Skowhegan, 2013 → 2023: 5,423 → 5,682. 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.

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