Corinth Town Hall and Corinthian Lodge #59, I.O.O.F. · Photo: Doug Kerr · CC BY-SA 2.0Corinth has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
Corinth grades C+ for jobs and income and D for walkability. 512 jobs are based in Corinth, and 1,204 of its residents work somewhere. About one in ten work in Corinth; the top destination outside it is Bangor (32%, 15 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Corinth: the figures worth knowing
One in three of Corinth works in Bangor
381 working residents, 32%, have their main job in Bangor, 15 miles away. That’s 3 times as many as work in Corinth itself. The commute map ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Corinth
56% of Corinth residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 37% of the jobs based in Corinth pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 89% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Corinth 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.
Corinth’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Corinth is better than 41% of U.S. towns, #96 of 143 in Maine. Unemployment holds Corinth’s grade up (1.9%, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 14% of U.S. towns).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Corinth could be anywhere from C− to B.
Where Corinth goes to work
Where Corinth clocks in
32% 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.
Jobs in Corinth: what the 512 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Corinth, 2013 → 2023: 399 → 512. 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 Corinth’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 30 minutes each way, longer than most of Maine
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Corinth workers work from home, vs 16% across Maine. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,148 commuters (the 16% 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.
In and out of Corinth on a workday
On a workday 1,074 residents head out to work, 130 work right here, and 382 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,400 people are in Corinth on a workday afternoon, 22% 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.
How far Corinth goes to work
About 20% 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.
Getting around Corinth: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Corinth is more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns, #124 of 143 in Maine. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 5.0% across Maine.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,360 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 4.1% of Corinth households have no vehicle (Maine 6.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Corinth’s commuters take a bus or train.
Corinth next to U.S. towns of 2,200 to 4,200: 2,653rd of 4,562 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 760 | Limington ME | 4,173 | $85K | 3.4% | 0.4% | 5% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 914 | Orrington ME | 3,912 | $95K | 6.6% | 1.7% | 4% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 987 | Kennebunkport ME | 3,717 | $103K | 4.6% | 3.7% | 14% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,651 | Ball LA | 3,793 | $80K | 10.9% | 5.6% | 3% | C+ |
| 2,652 | Kemmerer WY | 2,353 | $77K | 14.3% | 1.6% | 35% | C+ |
| 2,653 | Corinth ME | 3,139 | $64K | 11.4% | 1.9% | 11% | C+ |
| 2,654 | Arcadia Township MI | 3,174 | $80K | 11.0% | 4.0% | 3% | C+ |
| 2,655 | Madelia MN | 2,488 | $77K | 13.7% | 3.7% | 32% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,562 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Corinth, the top three, the last and three more from Maine.
Corinth and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Charleston (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Corinth workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corinth | – | C+ | D | 30 min | $64,229 |
| Levant | under 2% | C+ | D | 31 min | $86,071 |
| Exeter | under 2% | C+ | C− | 35 min | $84,408 |
| Charleston | 4% | C+ | B− | 26 min | $75,250 |
| Hudson | under 2% | C+ | D− | 31 min | $67,933 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Corinth’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 Corinth: questions
What is the median household income in Corinth?
$64,229 (±$4,655) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,733 across Maine and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Corinth?
11.4%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Corinth?
30 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Corinth work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bangor (32%, 15 mi), Brewer (5%, 19 mi), Hermon (4%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Corinth walkable?
Corinth is more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 6.0 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Corinth without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Corinth, from the people who make the trip.
More of Corinth
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.