Work, pay and getting to work in Beddington
Working from home is the commute for 20% of workers; Maine has 16%. Hardly any work in Beddington; the top destination outside it is Danforth (32%, 57 miles). There are 34 jobs in Beddington for 22 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Beddington by day and by night
On a workday 22 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 34 people come in from elsewhere.
About 73 people are in Beddington on a workday afternoon, 20% more than live here.
1.5 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting in to Beddington: where workers come from
Where Beddington clocks in
9% of workers
5% 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.
A place that makes things: 94% of Beddington’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Beddington’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Beddington
of Beddington workers work from home, vs 16% across Maine. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 12 commuters (the 20% 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.
The distance from Beddington to work
About 55% 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.
How Beddington compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Beddington workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beddington | – | — | — | — | $146,500 |
| Deblois | under 5% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Deblois: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Beddington’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 Beddington: questions
What is the median household income in Beddington?
$146,500 (±$67,634) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,733 across Maine and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Beddington?
0.0%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Beddington work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Danforth (32%, 57 mi), Orono (9%, 36 mi), Brewer (5%, 35 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Beddington without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Beddington, from the people who make the trip.
More of Beddington
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.