Photo: Techclub (Uploads) · CC BY-SA 3.0Jobs and earnings in Bingham, and the trip to work
A typical one-way commute lasts 28 minutes, next to 25 for Maine and 26 for the U.S. About one in ten work in Bingham; the top destination outside it is Skowhegan (12%, 19 miles). Home is the office for 9% of workers, against 16% across Maine.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Bingham: the figures worth knowing
Miles to work from Bingham
About 37% 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 flow of workers through Bingham
On a workday 343 residents head out to work, 34 work right here, and 193 people come in from elsewhere.
About 680 people are in Bingham on a workday afternoon, 18% fewer than live here.
0.60 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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.
Out of Bingham to work: where people go
Where Bingham clocks in
12% of workers
6% 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.
What work there is in Bingham: 227 jobs
227 jobs are based in Bingham.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bingham, 2013 → 2023: 211 → 227. 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 Bingham’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 28 minutes from Bingham
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bingham workers work from home, vs 16% across Maine. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 218 commuters (the 9% 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.
Bingham and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Solon (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bingham workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bingham | – | — | — | 28 min | $42,708 |
| Moscow | under 3% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Brighton plantation | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Solon | 6% | C− | B− | 52 min | $69,205 |
Same-state neighbors only. Moscow and Brighton plantation: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bingham’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 Bingham: questions
What is the median household income in Bingham?
$42,708 (±$21,936) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,733 across Maine and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bingham?
16.1%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bingham?
28 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bingham work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Skowhegan (12%, 19 mi), Waterville (6%, 34 mi), Augusta (6%, 47 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bingham without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bingham, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bingham
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.