Keen Hall · Photo: Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Freedom commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
29 jobs are based in Freedom, against 303 working residents. Hardly any work in Freedom; the top destination outside it is Augusta (13%, 22 miles). Working from home is the commute for 8% of workers, against 16% across Maine.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Freedom apart on work
Freedom is a place people come home to
There are 29 jobs based in Freedom, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Freedom has about 470 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Freedom’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Freedom is Augusta, 22 miles away as the crow flies. 13% of working residents (39) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Freedom workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 25 across Maine. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 54 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 303 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
A workday in Freedom: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 302 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 28 people come in from elsewhere.
About 470 people are in Freedom on a workday afternoon, 37% 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 commute from Freedom, by distance
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.
Freedom’s commute takes about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Freedom workers work from home, vs 16% across Maine. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 293 commuters (the 8% 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.
Where Freedom’s working residents head each day
Where Freedom clocks in
13% of workers
11% of workers
8% 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.
Goods jobs make up 31% of work in Freedom
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Freedom, 2013 → 2023: 35 → 29. 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 Freedom’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The towns around Freedom
The biggest share goes to Unity (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Freedom workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom | – | — | — | 32 min | $64,861 |
| Montville | under 3% | C− | C− | 27 min | $65,735 |
| Albion | under 3% | D | C− | 34 min | $62,361 |
| Unity | 3% | C− | A− | 21 min | $62,857 |
| Knox | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Knox: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Freedom’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 Freedom: questions
What is the median household income in Freedom?
$64,861 (±$11,911) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,733 across Maine and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Freedom?
11.5%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Freedom?
32 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Freedom work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Augusta (13%, 22 mi), Belfast (11%, 16 mi), Waterville (8%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Freedom without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Freedom, from the people who make the trip.
More of Freedom
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.