Andover Hook and Ladder Company Building · Photo: Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 3.0Andover has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
Only 4% stay in Andover for work; outside it, Bethel is the main destination (12%, 10 miles). Employers in Andover report 95 jobs for 242 working residents. For 23% of workers, the job is at home, next to 16% for Maine as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Andover, in brief
A big share show a job far from home
33% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Andover workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 25 across Maine. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 242 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Miles to work from Andover
About 33% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The daily trip from Andover: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Andover workers work from home, vs 16% across Maine. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 238 commuters (the 23% who work from home are left out). Across Maine: 84% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Andover quiets down on a workday
On a workday 232 residents head out to work, 10 work right here, and 85 people come in from elsewhere.
About 740 people are in Andover on a workday afternoon, 17% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where people from Andover work
Where Andover clocks in
12% of workers
7% of workers
6% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Andover works in goods: 47% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Andover, 2013 → 2023: 61 → 95. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Andover’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How Andover compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Newry (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Andover workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andover | – | — | — | 30 min | $49,922 |
| Roxbury | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Newry | 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Roxbury and Newry: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Andover’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Andover: questions
What is the median household income in Andover?
$49,922 (±$8,628) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,733 across Maine and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Andover?
16.1%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Andover?
30 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Andover work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bethel (12%, 10 mi), Rumford (7%, 8 mi), Portland (6%, 72 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Andover without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Andover, from the people who make the trip.
More of Andover
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.