Most of Hudson commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Only 3% stay in Hudson for work; outside it, Bangor is the main destination (40%, 12 miles). There are 65 jobs in Hudson for 626 working residents. The two grades for Hudson are C+ for jobs and income and D− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Hudson
Hudson is a place people come home to
There are 65 jobs based in Hudson, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Hudson has about 920 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
40% of Hudson works in Bangor
251 working residents, 40%, have their main job in Bangor, 12 miles away. That’s 13 times as many as work in Hudson itself. The commute map ↓
Hudson 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 626 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Hudson
On income, poverty and job access, Hudson is better than 41% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Hudson’s grade up (6.5%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 21% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (0.5%) is left out: Hudson’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, Hudson could be anywhere from C− to B.
Who commutes out of Hudson, and who commutes in
On a workday 605 residents head out to work, 21 work right here, and 44 people come in from elsewhere.
About 920 people are in Hudson on a workday afternoon, 38% 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 Hudson’s residents
Where Hudson clocks in
40% of workers
5% 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.
Each way, about 31 minutes from Hudson
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hudson workers work from home, vs 16% across Maine. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 667 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 kinds of work in Hudson
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hudson, 2013 → 2023: 54 → 65. 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 Hudson’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Hudson
About 16% 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.
Hudson is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Hudson is more walkable than 5% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Hudson 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 730 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). 0.2% of Hudson households have no vehicle (Maine 6.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Hudson’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Hudson is 2,842nd of 6,308 U.S. towns of 1,000 to 2,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 515 | Ogunquit ME | 1,606 | $114K | 3.2% | 0.0% | 22% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 556 | Pownal ME | 1,645 | $104K | 5.5% | 0.7% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 614 | Newcastle ME | 1,915 | $90K | 3.5% | 0.0% | 10% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,840 | Sheridan CA | 1,183 | $96K | 12.3% | 9.9% | 1% | C+ |
| 2,841 | Exeter ME | 1,002 | $84K | 8.1% | 2.4% | 6% | C+ |
| 2,842 | Hudson ME | 1,483 | $68K | 6.5% | 0.5% | 3% | C+ |
| 2,843 | Windemere Township MN | 1,667 | $86K | 7.8% | 4.0% | 3% | C+ |
| 2,844 | Scott Township OH | 1,334 | $76K | 11.7% | 10.1% | 2% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 6,308 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 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 Hudson, the top three, the last and three more from Maine.
Work in the towns next to Hudson
The biggest share goes to Bradford (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hudson workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hudson | – | C+ | D− | 31 min | $67,933 |
| Bradford | 4% | C+ | D− | 39 min | $82,955 |
| Alton | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Corinth | 3% | C+ | D | 30 min | $64,229 |
| Glenburn | under 3% | A− | D | 30 min | $97,474 |
Same-state neighbors only. Alton: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hudson’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 Hudson: questions
What is the median household income in Hudson?
$67,933 (±$12,412) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,733 across Maine and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hudson?
6.5%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hudson?
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 Hudson work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bangor (40%, 12 mi), Brewer (5%, 16 mi), Orono (4%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Hudson walkable?
Hudson is more walkable than 5% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 4.5 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hudson without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and <1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hudson, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hudson
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.