Limington Academy · Photo: Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 3.0At 0.4%, unemployment in Limington is lower than in 98% of U.S. towns
Only 5% stay in Limington for work; outside it, Portland is the main destination (17%, 27 miles). The two grades for Limington are A− for jobs and income and D for walkability. 3.4% of residents are in poverty, where Maine as a whole has 10.7%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Limington apart on work
Limington workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 25 across Maine. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 77 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Limington is a place people come home to
There are 328 jobs based in Limington, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Limington has about 2,600 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Limington makes and builds things
48% of the jobs based in Limington are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Limington residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 21%. The jobs ↓
Limington’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Limington is Portland, 27 miles away as the crow flies. 17% of working residents (325) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
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.
Jobs & income in Limington: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Limington is better than 81% of U.S. towns, #15 of 143 in Maine. Unemployment holds Limington’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 33% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Limington could be anywhere from B+ to A.
About 35 minutes each way for Limington’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Limington workers work from home, vs 16% across Maine. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,784 commuters (the 12% 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 workday shuffle in and out of Limington
On a workday 1,790 residents head out to work, 95 work right here, and 233 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,600 people are in Limington on a workday afternoon, 37% fewer than live here.
0.17 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Goods jobs make up 48% of work in Limington
328 jobs are based in Limington.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Limington, 2013 → 2023: 204 → 328. 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 Limington’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Limington
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.
Commuting out of Limington: the destinations
Where Limington clocks in
17% of workers
8% 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.
Driving is how Limington gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Limington is more walkable than 7% of U.S. towns, #138 of 143 in Maine. Both inputs place Limington 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 2,029 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). 1.5% of Limington households have no vehicle (Maine 6.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Limington’s commuters take a bus or train.
Limington is 784th of 4,112 U.S. towns of 2,900 to 5,600 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 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 340 | North Yarmouth ME | 4,424 | $129K | 4.8% | 1.9% | 7% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 741 | Arundel ME | 4,596 | $102K | 5.9% | 3.0% | 9% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 776 | Hollis ME | 5,003 | $96K | 5.7% | 1.8% | 6% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 782 | Spring Grove IL | 5,526 | $134K | 1.4% | 7.3% | 5% | A− |
| 783 | Lithopolis OH | 2,969 | $115K | 7.5% | 4.3% | 2% | A− |
| 784 | Limington ME | 4,173 | $85K | 3.4% | 0.4% | 5% | A− |
| 785 | Brady Township MI | 4,485 | $109K | 3.9% | 3.6% | 5% | A− |
| 786 | Berlin Township OH | 4,646 | $94K | 7.5% | 0.0% | 19% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,112 | 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 Limington, the top three, the last and three more from Maine.
Limington and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Standish (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Limington workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limington | – | A− | D | 35 min | $84,675 |
| Standish | 4% | A− | B− | 29 min | $104,593 |
| Baldwin | under 3% | C | D− | 32 min | $68,045 |
| Steep Falls | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Waterboro | under 3% | B+ | D | 35 min | $89,392 |
| Limerick | under 3% | B+ | C | 38 min | $101,172 |
| Cornish | under 3% | C+ | B+ | 31 min | $69,038 |
| Hollis | under 3% | A− | C | 29 min | $95,950 |
| Lake Arrowhead | under 3% | — | — | 39 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Steep Falls and Lake Arrowhead: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Limington’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 Limington: questions
What is the median household income in Limington?
$84,675 (±$10,868) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,733 across Maine and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Limington?
3.4%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Limington?
35 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Limington work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Portland (17%, 27 mi), Scarborough (9%, 22 mi), Westbrook (8%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Limington walkable?
Limington is more walkable than 7% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.0 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Limington without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Limington, from the people who make the trip.
More of Limington
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.