Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWith 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Livermore works elsewhere
282 jobs are based in Livermore for 974 working residents. Livermore grades C+ for jobs and income and C− for walkability. Only 6% work in Livermore; the top destination outside it is Lewiston (13%, 22 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Livermore, in a few figures
Livermore’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Livermore is Lewiston, 22 miles away as the crow flies. 13% of working residents (131) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Livermore is a place people come home to
There are 282 jobs based in Livermore, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Livermore has about 1,500 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; with 974 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Livermore
On income, poverty and job access, Livermore is better than 36% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Livermore’s grade up (8.0%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 18% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (2.0%) is left out: Livermore’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Livermore could be anywhere from D to B.
The commute from Livermore, by distance
About 18% 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.
How many people are in Livermore by day
On a workday 914 residents head out to work, 60 work right here, and 222 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,500 people are in Livermore 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.
Commuting out of Livermore: the destinations
Where Livermore clocks in
13% of workers
13% of workers
7% 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 Livermore: what the 282 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Livermore, 2013 → 2023: 227 → 282. 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 Livermore’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 27 minutes each way, longer than most of Maine
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Livermore workers work from home, vs 16% across Maine. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 771 commuters (the 10% 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.
In Livermore, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Livermore is more walkable than 22% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Livermore 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 861 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). 2.2% of Livermore households have no vehicle (Maine 6.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Livermore’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Livermore is 2,929th among 5,102 U.S. towns of 1,600 to 3,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 276 | Dayton ME | 2,182 | $114K | 3.7% | 0.2% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 570 | Ogunquit ME | 1,606 | $114K | 3.2% | 0.0% | 22% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 624 | Pownal ME | 1,645 | $104K | 5.5% | 0.7% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,927 | Channel Lake IL | 2,052 | $68K | 23.1% | 5.3% | 1% | C+ |
| 2,928 | Groton NY | 2,077 | $60K | 8.2% | 1.7% | 10% | C+ |
| 2,929 | Livermore ME | 2,229 | $70K | 8.0% | 2.0% | 6% | C+ |
| 2,930 | Grant Township MI | 1,795 | $87K | 10.7% | 2.4% | 1% | C+ |
| 2,931 | Lincoln Beach OR | 2,434 | $74K | 9.8% | 3.6% | 4% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,102 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Livermore, the top three, the last and three more from Maine.
The towns next door employ 16% of Livermore
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Livermore workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Livermore | – | C+ | C− | 27 min | $70,441 |
| Livermore Falls | 5% | D | C | 36 min | $45,843 |
| Leeds | under 3% | B− | D | 34 min | $85,208 |
| Canton | under 3% | C− | C− | 35 min | $52,458 |
| Turner | 5% | B+ | C | 25 min | $100,036 |
| Hartford | under 3% | C+ | D− | 41 min | $87,115 |
| Jay | 6% | C+ | C | 21 min | $70,238 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Jay. Darker towns draw more of Livermore’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 Livermore: questions
What is the median household income in Livermore?
$70,441 (±$10,473) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,733 across Maine and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Livermore?
8.0%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Livermore?
27 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Livermore work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lewiston (13%, 22 mi), Auburn (13%, 23 mi), Portland (7%, 54 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Livermore walkable?
Livermore is more walkable than 22% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.1 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Livermore 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 Livermore, from the people who make the trip.
More of Livermore
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.