Photo: Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0Fewer people are out of work in Pittston (0.9%) than in 95% of U.S. towns
Pittston grades B+ for jobs and income and D− for walkability. Working from home is the commute for 4% of workers, against 16% across Maine. Household incomes here are higher than in 64% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Pittston apart
Pittston is a place people come home to
There are 109 jobs based in Pittston, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Pittston has about 2,200 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Pittston workers work from home
Only 4% of workers work from home, against 16% across Maine. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
29% of Pittston works in Augusta
377 working residents, 29%, have their main job in Augusta, 11 miles away. That’s 29 times as many as work in Pittston itself. The commute map ↓
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.
The figures behind Pittston’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Pittston is better than 67% of U.S. towns, #48 of 143 in Maine. Unemployment holds Pittston’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 37% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Pittston could be anywhere from C+ to A.
Pittston by day and by night
On a workday 1,286 residents head out to work, 17 work right here, and 92 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,200 people are in Pittston on a workday afternoon, 35% fewer than live here.
0.08 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.
About 26 minutes each way, about the ME average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pittston workers work from home, vs 16% across Maine. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,540 commuters (the 4% 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.
29% of working residents work in Augusta
Where Pittston clocks in
29% of workers
8% of workers
5% 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 Pittston, 29% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
109 jobs are based in Pittston.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pittston, 2013 → 2023: 48 → 109. 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 Pittston’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Pittston works
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.
Pittston is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Pittston is more walkable than 3% of U.S. towns, #143 of 143 in Maine. Both inputs place Pittston 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 1,601 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). 9.4% of Pittston households have no vehicle (Maine 6.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Pittston’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 2,400 to 4,600, Pittston ranks 1,388th of 4,402 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 344 | North Yarmouth ME | 4,424 | $129K | 4.8% | 1.9% | 7% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 729 | Arundel ME | 4,596 | $102K | 5.9% | 3.0% | 9% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 778 | Limington ME | 4,173 | $85K | 3.4% | 0.4% | 5% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,386 | Waynesville OH | 2,890 | $79K | 12.4% | 2.6% | 6% | B+ |
| 1,387 | Ashford CT | 4,265 | $122K | 5.4% | 7.3% | 9% | B+ |
| 1,388 | Pittston ME | 3,418 | $87K | 10.2% | 0.9% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,389 | North Newton Township PA | 2,600 | $78K | 9.4% | 2.0% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,390 | North Zanesville OH | 2,758 | $84K | 4.4% | 4.6% | 1% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,402 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Pittston, the top three, the last and three more from Maine.
The towns next door employ 17% of Pittston
The biggest share goes to Gardiner (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pittston workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittston | – | B+ | D− | 26 min | $86,614 |
| Randolph | 4% | C | B | 23 min | $66,574 |
| Gardiner | 8% | C | B+ | 30 min | $71,782 |
| Richmond | under 2% | B− | C | 29 min | $65,854 |
| Chelsea | 5% | B | C+ | 36 min | $85,471 |
| Whitefield | under 2% | B | C− | 30 min | $73,875 |
| Dresden | under 2% | B− | D | 33 min | $74,844 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pittston’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 Pittston: questions
What is the median household income in Pittston?
$86,614 (±$18,375) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,733 across Maine and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pittston?
10.2%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pittston?
26 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pittston work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Augusta (29%, 11 mi), Gardiner (8%, 5 mi), Bath (5%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Pittston walkable?
Pittston is more walkable than 3% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.9 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Pittston without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pittston, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pittston
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.