Photo: Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Farmingdale commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
Jobs and income earn Farmingdale C+; getting around on foot earns it C−. Farmingdale has 690 jobs, against 1,367 working residents. 28% of workers work from home, where Maine as a whole has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Farmingdale stands out on work
A lot of Farmingdale works from home
28% of Farmingdale workers work from home, against 16% across Maine. Time on the road ↓
Short distances, slow trips
Half of Farmingdale’s working residents have a job less than 8 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 27 minutes, longer than the Maine average of 25. Time on the road ↓
30% of Farmingdale works in Augusta
413 working residents, 30%, have their main job in Augusta, 6.9 miles away. That’s 5 times as many as work in Farmingdale itself. The commute map ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Farmingdale than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Farmingdale fell from 941 in 2013 to 690 in 2023, −27%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
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.
Inside Farmingdale’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Farmingdale is better than 38% of U.S. towns, #100 of 143 in Maine. Job access by car holds Farmingdale’s grade up (ahead of 51% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (13.8%, U.S. 12.5%).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Farmingdale could be anywhere from D to A−.
About 27 minutes each way for Farmingdale’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Farmingdale workers work from home, vs 16% across Maine. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,082 commuters (the 28% 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.
30% of working residents work in Augusta
Where Farmingdale clocks in
30% of workers
6% of workers
4% 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 Farmingdale: what the 690 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Farmingdale, 2013 → 2023: 941 → 690. 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 Farmingdale’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily flow of workers through Farmingdale
On a workday 1,284 residents head out to work, 83 work right here, and 607 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,300 people are in Farmingdale on a workday afternoon, 23% 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.
Farmingdale’s commute, mile by mile
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.
In Farmingdale, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Farmingdale is more walkable than 24% of U.S. towns, #98 of 143 in Maine. 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 1,511 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). 4.3% of Farmingdale households have no vehicle (Maine 6.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Farmingdale’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Farmingdale is 2,887th of 4,771 U.S. towns of 2,100 to 4,100
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 309 | Dayton ME | 2,182 | $114K | 3.7% | 0.2% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 940 | Orrington ME | 3,912 | $95K | 6.6% | 1.7% | 4% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,013 | Kennebunkport ME | 3,717 | $103K | 4.6% | 3.7% | 14% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,885 | Villa Ridge MO | 2,835 | $74K | 15.9% | 5.1% | 1% | C+ |
| 2,886 | Lagro Township IN | 2,736 | $82K | 5.8% | 11.7% | 2% | C+ |
| 2,887 | Farmingdale ME | 3,000 | $72K | 13.8% | 4.9% | 6% | C+ |
| 2,888 | North Buffalo Township PA | 2,611 | $76K | 9.1% | 7.5% | 1% | C+ |
| 2,889 | Wilmington VT | 2,280 | $70K | 6.1% | 3.7% | 34% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,771 | 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 Farmingdale, the top three, the last and three more from Maine.
Bordering towns draw 12% of Farmingdale’s workers
The biggest share goes to Gardiner (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Farmingdale workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farmingdale | – | C+ | C− | 27 min | $71,635 |
| Manchester | under 3% | B+ | C | 20 min | $92,031 |
| West Gardiner | under 3% | B+ | B− | 24 min | $96,172 |
| Hallowell | 4% | B+ | A | 14 min | $68,398 |
| Gardiner | 6% | C | B+ | 30 min | $71,782 |
| Randolph | under 3% | C | B | 23 min | $66,574 |
| Chelsea | 2% | B | C+ | 36 min | $85,471 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Farmingdale’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 Farmingdale: questions
What is the median household income in Farmingdale?
$71,635 (±$14,675) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,733 across Maine and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Farmingdale?
13.8%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Farmingdale?
27 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally. 28% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Farmingdale work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Augusta (30%, 7 mi), Gardiner (6%, 5 mi), Bath (4%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Farmingdale walkable?
Farmingdale is more walkable than 24% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 6.5 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Farmingdale 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 Farmingdale, from the people who make the trip.
More of Farmingdale
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.