Soldiers Memorial Library · Photo: Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of Hiram commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
Only 5% work in Hiram; the top destination outside it is Portland (10%, 36 miles). There are 312 jobs in Hiram; 704 of its residents have a job. Working from home is the commute for 9% of workers; Maine has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Hiram stands out on work
Hiram’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Hiram is Portland, 36 miles away as the crow flies. 10% of working residents (68) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Hiram workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 25 across Maine. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 46 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 704 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Hiram’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty and job access, Hiram is better than 13% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Hiram’s grade up (12.6%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (near the bottom of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (4.4%) is left out: Hiram’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, Hiram could be anywhere from D− to C+.
The commute from Hiram, 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.
Each way, about 31 minutes from Hiram
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hiram workers work from home, vs 16% across Maine. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 700 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.
The daily commute in and out of Hiram
On a workday 670 residents head out to work, 34 work right here, and 278 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,300 people are in Hiram 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.
The towns that employ Hiram’s residents
Where Hiram clocks in
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.
Jobs in Hiram: what the 312 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hiram, 2013 → 2023: 306 → 312. 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 Hiram’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Driving is how Hiram gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Hiram is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Hiram 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 766 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). 4.5% of Hiram households have no vehicle (Maine 6.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Hiram’s commuters take a bus or train.
Hiram places 4,568th of 5,760 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 1,200 to 2,300
| # | 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− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,566 | Farwell TX | 1,387 | $57K | 16.3% | 0.0% | 11% | D |
| 4,567 | Augusta WI | 1,483 | $54K | 18.2% | 1.3% | 11% | D |
| 4,568 | Hiram ME | 1,712 | $63K | 12.6% | 4.4% | 5% | D |
| 4,569 | Dafter Township MI | 1,333 | $66K | 16.0% | 2.1% | 2% | D |
| 4,570 | Belvidere Township MI | 2,224 | $60K | 13.3% | 5.1% | 1% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 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 Hiram, the top three, the last and three more from Maine.
Work next door: 13% of Hiram’s workers
The biggest share goes to Cornish (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hiram workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiram | – | D | D− | 31 min | $62,813 |
| Cornish | 8% | C+ | B+ | 31 min | $69,038 |
| Baldwin | under 3% | C | D− | 32 min | $68,045 |
| Sebago | under 3% | C− | D | 37 min | $78,438 |
| Parsonsfield | under 3% | C− | C− | 48 min | $72,045 |
| Kezar Falls | under 3% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Porter | 5% | C− | C− | 32 min | $60,417 |
| Brownfield | under 3% | C− | D | 44 min | $60,889 |
| Denmark | under 3% | C− | C | 34 min | $64,167 |
Same-state neighbors only. Kezar Falls: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hiram’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 Hiram: questions
What is the median household income in Hiram?
$62,813 (±$10,081) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,733 across Maine and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hiram?
12.6%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hiram?
31 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hiram work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Portland (10%, 36 mi), Cornish (8%, 6 mi), Scarborough (5%, 31 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Hiram walkable?
Hiram is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.8 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hiram 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 Hiram, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hiram
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.