Parkman has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
For 8% of workers, the job is at home (Maine 16%). Parkman has 21 jobs, against 278 working residents. Only 1% work in Parkman; the top destination outside it is Guilford (22%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Parkman: the figures worth knowing
Parkman is a place people come home to
There are 21 jobs based in Parkman, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Parkman has about 500 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Parkman works one town over
26% of working residents work in a town that borders Parkman: Guilford (22%) and Sangerville (4%). Next door ↓
Parkman workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 25 across Maine. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 38 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 278 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Parkman quiets down on a workday
On a workday 275 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 18 people come in from elsewhere.
About 500 people are in Parkman 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 2023, primary jobs.
A commute of about 30 minutes in Parkman
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Parkman workers work from home, vs 16% across Maine. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 360 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.
Out of Parkman to work: where people go
Where Parkman clocks in
22% of workers
9% 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.
Jobs in Parkman: what the 21 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Parkman, 2013 → 2023: 20 → 21. 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 Parkman’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Parkman’s workers travel
About 26% 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.
Bordering towns draw 26% of Parkman’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Parkman workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkman | – | — | — | 30 min | $54,231 |
| Sangerville | 4% | D | C+ | 20 min | $50,313 |
| Cambridge | under 2% | — | — | 41 min | — |
| Wellington | under 2% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Guilford | 22% | D | C+ | 19 min | $53,173 |
Same-state neighbors only. Cambridge and Wellington: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Guilford. Darker towns draw more of Parkman’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 Parkman: questions
What is the median household income in Parkman?
$54,231 (±$21,294) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,733 across Maine and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Parkman?
13.3%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Parkman?
30 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Parkman work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Guilford (22%, 8 mi), Dover-Foxcroft (9%, 12 mi), Bangor (8%, 36 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Parkman without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Parkman, from the people who make the trip.
More of Parkman
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.