Dedham has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
There are 240 jobs in Dedham; 740 of its residents have a job. For jobs and income Dedham is better than 49% of U.S. towns (B−); for walkability it is more walkable than 22% of U.S. towns (C−). Measured by household income, Dedham is ahead of 84% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Dedham and work: the main findings
28% of Dedham works in Bangor
208 working residents, 28%, have their main job in Bangor, 14 miles away. That’s 9 times as many as work in Dedham itself. The commute map ↓
Dedham 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 740 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Dedham
Household income holds Dedham’s grade up ($111,442, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 8% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate.
Unemployment (3.5%) is left out: Dedham’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Dedham could be anywhere from C to B+.
28% of working residents work in Bangor
Where Dedham clocks in
28% of workers
12% of workers
10% 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.
Getting to work from Dedham takes about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Dedham workers work from home, vs 16% across Maine. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 709 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.
How many people are in Dedham by day
On a workday 715 residents head out to work, 25 work right here, and 215 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,200 people are in Dedham on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
The kinds of work in Dedham
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Dedham, 2013 → 2023: 160 → 240. 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 Dedham’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Dedham to work
About 17% 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 Dedham: mostly by car
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.4% of 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 782 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). 2.2% of Dedham households have no vehicle (Maine 6.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Dedham’s commuters take a bus or train.
Dedham is 2,229th of 5,760 U.S. towns of 1,200 to 2,300 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Hewlett Harbor NY | 1,332 | $250K | 1.9% | 7.2% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 263 | Dayton ME | 2,182 | $114K | 3.7% | 0.2% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 543 | Ogunquit ME | 1,606 | $114K | 3.2% | 0.0% | 22% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 591 | Pownal ME | 1,645 | $104K | 5.5% | 0.7% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,227 | Warsaw VA | 1,692 | $85K | 6.5% | 1.4% | 13% | B− |
| 2,228 | Mount Pleasant Township KS | 1,271 | $69K | 3.3% | 1.3% | 8% | B− |
| 2,229 | Dedham ME | 1,673 | $111K | 9.0% | 3.5% | 3% | B− |
| 2,230 | Eveline Township MI | 1,502 | $102K | 8.0% | 1.6% | 2% | B− |
| 2,231 | Silver Creek Township MN | 1,222 | $88K | 6.4% | 5.6% | 8% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,760 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | 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 Dedham, the top three, the last and three more from Maine.
Dedham and its neighbors: 13% work next door
The biggest share goes to Ellsworth (12%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Dedham workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dedham | – | B− | C− | 30 min | $111,442 |
| Ellsworth | 12% | B− | A− | 25 min | $77,375 |
| Otis | 1% | — | — | 42 min | — |
| Orland | under 2% | B− | C | 40 min | $69,348 |
| Bucksport | under 2% | C | D | 28 min | $64,720 |
| Holden | under 2% | B | D | 25 min | $92,200 |
| Eddington | under 2% | B | D | 32 min | $75,350 |
Same-state neighbors only. Otis: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Dedham’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 Dedham: questions
What is the median household income in Dedham?
$111,442 (±$17,770) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,733 across Maine and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Dedham?
9.0%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Dedham?
30 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Dedham work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bangor (28%, 14 mi), Ellsworth (12%, 9 mi), Brewer (10%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Dedham walkable?
Dedham is more walkable than 22% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 6.2 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Dedham without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Dedham, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dedham
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.