Earning a living in Maxfield
A typical one-way commute lasts 56 minutes; Maine averages 25, the U.S. 26. 0% of workers work from home (Maine 16%). Hardly any stay in Maxfield for work; outside it, Bangor is the main destination (19%, 34 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Maxfield
On a workday 36 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 26 people come in from elsewhere.
About 89 people are in Maxfield on a workday afternoon, 10% fewer than live here.
0.72 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.
Where the trip to work from Maxfield ends
Where Maxfield clocks in
19% of workers
8% 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.
Inside Maxfield’s 26 jobs
26 jobs are based in Maxfield.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Maxfield’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Maxfield spends getting to work: about 56 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 18 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Maxfield workers work from home, vs 16% across Maine. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 28 commuters (the 0% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Maxfield
About 36% 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 Maxfield compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Howland (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Maxfield workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxfield | – | — | — | 56 min | $92,500 |
| Howland | 6% | D− | C | 31 min | $49,297 |
| Medford | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Seboeis plantation | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Medford and Seboeis plantation: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Maxfield’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 Maxfield: questions
What is the median household income in Maxfield?
$92,500 (±$48,049) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,733 across Maine and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Maxfield?
8.6%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Maxfield?
56 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Maxfield work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bangor (19%, 34 mi), Waterville (8%, 70 mi), Old Town (8%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Maxfield without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Maxfield, from the people who make the trip.
More of Maxfield
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.