Photo: formulanone from Huntsville, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0At 0.3%, unemployment in Hallowell is lower than in 98% of U.S. towns
Working residents average 14 minutes each way (Maine 25, U.S. 26). The two grades for Hallowell are B+ for jobs and income and A for walkability. About one in ten work in Hallowell itself; outside it, Augusta draws the most (37%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Hallowell stands out on work
Hallowell trades workers with the towns around it
Hallowell has about as many jobs (1,158) as working residents (1,135), but they are mostly different people: 1,036 residents leave for work each day while 1,059 people come in. Only 9% of the jobs in Hallowell are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Hallowell are quick
The average trip to work takes 14 minutes, against 25 across Maine. That’s about 84 hours a year less on the road than the typical Maine worker, and quicker than any town next door (19 to 36 minutes). Time on the road ↓
37% of Hallowell works in Augusta
419 working residents, 37%, have their main job in Augusta, 5.3 miles away across the town line. That’s 4 times as many as work in Hallowell itself. The commute map ↓
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.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Hallowell
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Hallowell is better than 71% of U.S. towns, #33 of 143 in Maine. Unemployment holds Hallowell’s grade up; household income pulls it down ($68,398, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Hallowell could be anywhere from B to A.
A workday in Hallowell: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 1,036 residents head out to work, 99 work right here, and 1,059 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.02 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting from Hallowell: about 14 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hallowell workers work from home, vs 16% across Maine. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,133 commuters (the 20% 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.
The places Hallowell commutes to
Where Hallowell clocks in
37% of workers
4% of workers
3% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Hallowell
1,158 jobs are based in Hallowell.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hallowell, 2013 → 2023: 1,090 → 1,158. 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 Hallowell’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Hallowell
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.
Hallowell is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Hallowell is more walkable than 87% of U.S. towns, #10 of 143 in Maine. Both inputs place Hallowell near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,412 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). 9.5% of Hallowell households have no vehicle (Maine 6.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Hallowell’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Hallowell is 1,204th among 5,083 U.S. towns of 1,800 to 3,500
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 306 | Dayton ME | 2,182 | $114K | 3.7% | 0.2% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 755 | Newcastle ME | 1,915 | $90K | 3.5% | 0.0% | 10% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 759 | West Bath ME | 1,970 | $103K | 3.2% | 3.5% | 4% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,202 | Roanoke Township IL | 2,381 | $82K | 4.8% | 3.1% | 17% | B+ |
| 1,203 | Feather Sound FL | 3,476 | $88K | 14.7% | 2.8% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,204 | Hallowell ME | 2,624 | $68K | 7.8% | 0.3% | 9% | B+ |
| 1,205 | Wyoming PA | 3,163 | $72K | 5.4% | 3.3% | 5% | B+ |
| 1,206 | Manor PA | 3,482 | $139K | 4.9% | 11.9% | 2% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,083 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Hallowell, the top three, the last and three more from Maine.
Bordering towns draw 39% of Hallowell’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hallowell workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hallowell | – | B+ | A | 14 min | $68,398 |
| Farmingdale | under 3% | C+ | C− | 27 min | $71,635 |
| Manchester | under 3% | B+ | C | 20 min | $92,031 |
| Chelsea | 2% | B | C+ | 36 min | $85,471 |
| Augusta | 37% | C− | A− | 19 min | $47,979 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Augusta. Darker towns draw more of Hallowell’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 Hallowell: questions
What is the median household income in Hallowell?
$68,398 (±$9,751) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,733 across Maine and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hallowell?
7.8%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hallowell?
14 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hallowell work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Augusta (37%, 5 mi), Waterville (4%, 19 mi), Gardiner (3%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Hallowell walkable?
Hallowell is more walkable than 87% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 9.5 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hallowell without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hallowell, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hallowell
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.