Work & commute · Springfield

Work & commute in Springfield, ME

Most working residents leave Springfield for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Lincoln (17%), Bangor (13%) and Clinton (5%). Half commute less than 50 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

2 of 88 working residents

Typical commute

50 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

30 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

10%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 86 Springfield residents head out of town to work, 2 work right here, and 26 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Springfield.

86live here, work elsewhere

2live and work here

26work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Springfield goes to work

Lincoln13.4 mi away

17%15

Bangor49.4 mi away

13%11

Clinton83.8 mi away

5%4

Lee6.2 mi away

3%3

Millinocket30.1 mi away

3%3

Waterville93.6 mi away

2%2

Rockland99.8 mi away

2%2

Portland157.2 mi away

2%2

Ellsworth58.3 mi away

2%2

Fairfield89.1 mi away

2%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

48%42

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

How far

How far Springfield commutes

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

23%

18%

50%

9%Under 10 mi

23%10–24 mi

18%25–50 mi

50%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Springfield is a commuter town

0.32jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Springfield are

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

Jobs based in Springfield

28 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities32%

Services (health, schools, offices…)68%

$1,250 a month or less25%

$1,251–$3,333 a month43%

Over $3,333 a month32%

Jobs Springfield residents hold

88 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)20%

Trade, transport & utilities30%

Services (health, schools, offices…)50%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month38%

Over $3,333 a month44%

+180%

Jobs based in Springfield, 2013 → 2023: 10 → 28. 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.