Most of Medford commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Medford report 5 jobs, and 84 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Medford for work; outside it, Bangor is the main destination (14%, 32 miles). 8% of workers have no commute at all; Maine has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Medford by day
On a workday 84 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 160 people are in Medford on a workday afternoon, 34% 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 2024, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Medford’s residents
Where Medford clocks in
14% of workers
13% of workers
12% 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.
Medford works in goods: 100% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Medford, 2014 → 2024: 14 → 5. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Medford’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Medford, about 26 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Medford workers work from home, vs 16% across Maine. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 131 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 in the region Medford works
About 28% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The towns next door employ 12% of Medford
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Medford workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medford | – | — | — | 26 min | $65,476 |
| Maxfield | under 3% | — | — | 56 min | — |
| Lake View plantation | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Milo | 12% | C | C+ | 42 min | $56,875 |
| Lagrange | under 3% | — | — | 36 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Maxfield, Lake View plantation and Lagrange: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Milo. Darker towns draw more of Medford’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 2024, 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 Medford: questions
What is the median household income in Medford?
$65,476 (±$14,498) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,733 across Maine and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Medford?
11.3%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Medford?
26 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Medford work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bangor (14%, 32 mi), Dover-Foxcroft (13%, 16 mi), Milo (12%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Medford without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Medford, from the people who make the trip.
More of Medford
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.