Lagrange has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
19 jobs are based in Lagrange; 283 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Lagrange itself; outside it, Bangor draws the most (26%, 23 miles). For 8% of workers, the job is at 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
Work in Lagrange: the figures worth knowing
Lagrange is a place people come home to
There are 19 jobs based in Lagrange, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Lagrange has about 380 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Lagrange’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Lagrange is Bangor, 23 miles away as the crow flies. 26% of working residents (74) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Lagrange workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 25 across Maine. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 84 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 283 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Lagrange on a workday afternoon
On a workday 282 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 18 people come in from elsewhere.
About 380 people are in Lagrange on a workday afternoon, 41% 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 Lagrange, by distance
About 24% 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.
Getting to work from Lagrange takes about 36 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lagrange workers work from home, vs 16% across Maine. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 251 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 Lagrange goes to work
Where Lagrange clocks in
26% of workers
11% of workers
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.
What Lagrange’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lagrange, 2013 → 2023: 37 → 19. 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 Lagrange’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How Lagrange compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Howland (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lagrange workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagrange | – | — | — | 36 min | $58,417 |
| Edinburg | under 2% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Medford | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Howland | 2% | D− | C | 31 min | $49,297 |
| Alton | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Edinburg, Medford and Alton: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lagrange’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 Lagrange: questions
What is the median household income in Lagrange?
$58,417 (±$13,843) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,733 across Maine and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lagrange?
18.4%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lagrange?
36 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lagrange work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bangor (26%, 23 mi), Orono (11%, 20 mi), Old Town (10%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lagrange without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lagrange, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lagrange
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.