Bell Hill School · Public domainOtisfield has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Otisfield report 105 jobs, and 882 of its residents work somewhere. Jobs and income earn Otisfield C+; getting around on foot earns it C−. Only 2% work in Otisfield; the top destination outside it is Lewiston (10%, 19 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Otisfield apart
Otisfield is a place people come home to
There are 105 jobs based in Otisfield, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Otisfield has about 1,100 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Otisfield workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 25 across Maine. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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 882 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Inside Otisfield’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Otisfield is better than 38% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Otisfield’s grade up ($84,271, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 16% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (2.6%) is left out: Otisfield’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Otisfield could be anywhere from C− to B.
Who leaves Otisfield for work, and who comes in
On a workday 861 residents head out to work, 21 work right here, and 84 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,100 people are in Otisfield on a workday afternoon, 41% 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.
A commute of about 33 minutes in Otisfield
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Otisfield workers work from home, vs 16% across Maine. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 728 commuters (the 19% 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.
Out of Otisfield to work: where people go
Where Otisfield clocks in
10% of workers
9% of workers
9% 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.
In Otisfield, 55% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Otisfield, 2013 → 2023: 75 → 105. 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 Otisfield’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Otisfield, by distance
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.
The commute in Otisfield is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Otisfield is more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 5.0% across Maine, on an EPA index of 3.8.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 897 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). 4.7% of Otisfield households have no vehicle (Maine 6.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Otisfield’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Otisfield is 3,067th of 5,921 U.S. towns of 1,300 to 2,600
| # | 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 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 287 | Dayton ME | 2,182 | $114K | 3.7% | 0.2% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 598 | Ogunquit ME | 1,606 | $114K | 3.2% | 0.0% | 22% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 651 | Pownal ME | 1,645 | $104K | 5.5% | 0.7% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,065 | Castle Dale UT | 1,547 | $83K | 8.0% | 2.1% | 19% | C+ |
| 3,066 | Sharon WI | 1,550 | $68K | 12.2% | 4.0% | 2% | C+ |
| 3,067 | Otisfield ME | 1,893 | $84K | 10.3% | 2.6% | 2% | C+ |
| 3,068 | Jefferson Township OH | 2,553 | $49K | 23.4% | 1.5% | 13% | C+ |
| 3,069 | Donegal Township PA | 2,187 | $63K | 11.2% | 7.7% | 8% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,921 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | 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 Otisfield, the top three, the last and three more from Maine.
15% of Otisfield works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Oxford (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Otisfield workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otisfield | – | C+ | C− | 33 min | $84,271 |
| Harrison | under 3% | D | D | 31 min | $56,938 |
| Naples | under 3% | B | C− | 38 min | $78,188 |
| Oxford | 9% | D | B+ | 26 min | $58,571 |
| Poland | under 3% | B | D | 28 min | $85,557 |
| Norway | 6% | C− | C | 34 min | $54,342 |
| Casco | under 3% | B− | C− | 30 min | $69,313 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Otisfield’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 Otisfield: questions
What is the median household income in Otisfield?
$84,271 (±$15,089) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,733 across Maine and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Otisfield?
10.3%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Otisfield?
33 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Otisfield work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lewiston (10%, 19 mi), Paris (9%, 11 mi), Auburn (9%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Otisfield walkable?
Otisfield is more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 3.8 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Otisfield without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Otisfield, from the people who make the trip.
More of Otisfield
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.