Sunnycroft · Photo: Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 3.0Limerick has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
426 jobs are based in Limerick for 1,552 working residents. Limerick grades B+ for jobs and income and C for walkability. Measured by household income, Limerick is ahead of 78% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Limerick apart
Limerick workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 38 minutes each way, against 25 across Maine. Over a year that’s about 291 hours of commuting, 100 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Limerick’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Limerick is Portland, 30 miles away as the crow flies. 14% of working residents (215) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Limerick is a place people come home to
There are 426 jobs based in Limerick, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Limerick has about 2,400 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Limerick
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Limerick is better than 68% of U.S. towns, #41 of 143 in Maine. Unemployment holds Limerick’s grade up (1.8%, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 15% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Limerick could be anywhere from C+ to A−.
Commuting from Limerick: about 38 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Limerick workers work from home, vs 16% across Maine. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,471 commuters (the 15% 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 distance from Limerick to work
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.
Limerick by day and by night
On a workday 1,430 residents head out to work, 122 work right here, and 304 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,400 people are in Limerick on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
14% of working residents work in Portland
Where Limerick clocks in
14% of workers
6% of workers
5% 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.
28% of the jobs in Limerick make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Limerick, 2013 → 2023: 287 → 426. 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 Limerick’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Few in Limerick walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Limerick is more walkable than 26% of U.S. towns, #96 of 143 in Maine. Both inputs place Limerick 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 1,735 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). 3.3% of Limerick households have no vehicle (Maine 6.8%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Limerick’s commuters take a bus or train.
Limerick next to U.S. towns of 2,500 to 4,800: 1,330th of 4,355 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 350 | North Yarmouth ME | 4,424 | $129K | 4.8% | 1.9% | 7% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 735 | Arundel ME | 4,596 | $102K | 5.9% | 3.0% | 9% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 780 | Limington ME | 4,173 | $85K | 3.4% | 0.4% | 5% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,328 | Clay Township OH | 4,690 | $86K | 8.1% | 3.8% | 9% | B+ |
| 1,329 | Circleville Township OH | 2,650 | $70K | 8.5% | 1.3% | 4% | B+ |
| 1,330 | Limerick ME | 3,575 | $101K | 6.9% | 1.8% | 8% | B+ |
| 1,331 | Campton NH | 3,436 | $119K | 8.3% | 0.7% | 9% | B+ |
| 1,332 | Fairfield Township PA | 2,806 | $73K | 7.1% | 2.3% | 7% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,355 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Limerick, the top three, the last and three more from Maine.
Work in the towns next to Limerick
The biggest share goes to Waterboro (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Limerick workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | – | B+ | C | 38 min | $101,172 |
| Waterboro | 5% | B+ | D | 35 min | $89,392 |
| Newfield | under 3% | C− | C+ | 49 min | $57,188 |
| Lake Arrowhead | under 3% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Limington | under 3% | A− | D | 35 min | $84,675 |
| Cornish | under 3% | C+ | B+ | 31 min | $69,038 |
| Parsonsfield | under 3% | C− | C− | 48 min | $72,045 |
Same-state neighbors only. Lake Arrowhead: 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 Limerick’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 Limerick: questions
What is the median household income in Limerick?
$101,172 (±$14,645) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,733 across Maine and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Limerick?
6.9%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Limerick?
38 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Limerick work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Portland (14%, 30 mi), South Portland (6%, 25 mi), Waterboro (5%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Limerick walkable?
Limerick is more walkable than 26% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.0 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Limerick without a car?
<1% 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 Limerick, from the people who make the trip.
More of Limerick
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.