Keystone Mineral Springs · Photo: Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0Poland has 0.6 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The two grades for Poland are B for jobs and income and D for walkability. Employers in Poland report 1,386 jobs; 2,463 of its residents have a job. About one in ten stay in Poland for work; outside it, Lewiston is the main destination (17%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Poland: the figures worth knowing
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Poland
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Poland is better than 57% of U.S. towns, #69 of 143 in Maine. Unemployment holds Poland’s grade up (2.3%, U.S. 5.2%); the poverty rate pulls it down (16.6%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Poland could be anywhere from C to A−.
Goods, not services: 51% of the jobs in Poland
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Poland, 2013 → 2023: 1,170 → 1,386. 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 Poland’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many people are in Poland by day
On a workday 2,262 residents head out to work, 201 work right here, and 1,185 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,000 people are in Poland on a workday afternoon, 18% 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.
Out of Poland to work: where people go
Where Poland clocks in
17% of workers
16% of workers
6% 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.
Getting to work from Poland takes about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Poland workers work from home, vs 16% across Maine. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,437 commuters (the 22% 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.
The commute from Poland, 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.
Most trips from Poland start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Poland is more walkable than 11% of U.S. towns, #130 of 143 in Maine. Both inputs place Poland 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 3,121 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). 1.1% of Poland households have no vehicle (Maine 6.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Poland’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 3,307 U.S. towns of 4,300 to 8,200, Poland comes 1,612th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 340 | North Yarmouth ME | 4,424 | $129K | 4.8% | 1.9% | 7% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 697 | Arundel ME | 4,596 | $102K | 5.9% | 3.0% | 9% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 722 | Hollis ME | 5,003 | $96K | 5.7% | 1.8% | 6% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,610 | Boiling Springs NC | 4,799 | $90K | 2.2% | 6.3% | 8% | B |
| 1,611 | Swoyersville PA | 5,155 | $72K | 9.7% | 3.9% | 2% | B |
| 1,612 | Poland ME | 6,098 | $86K | 16.6% | 2.3% | 8% | B |
| 1,613 | Berrien Township MI | 4,787 | $79K | 14.4% | 2.4% | 4% | B |
| 1,614 | Ellenton FL | 5,133 | $71K | 7.2% | 5.0% | 7% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 3,307 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Poland, the top three, the last and three more from Maine.
The towns next door employ 16% of Poland
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Poland workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | – | B | D | 28 min | $85,557 |
| Mechanic Falls | under 2% | B− | B+ | 26 min | $69,914 |
| Minot | under 2% | A− | C− | 25 min | $95,655 |
| New Gloucester | under 2% | B+ | B | 27 min | $108,797 |
| Auburn | 16% | C | B+ | 22 min | $66,647 |
| Otisfield | under 2% | C+ | C− | 33 min | $84,271 |
| Casco | under 2% | B− | C− | 30 min | $69,313 |
| Raymond | under 2% | B+ | B | 37 min | $88,194 |
| Oxford | under 2% | D | B+ | 26 min | $58,571 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Auburn. Darker towns draw more of Poland’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 Poland: questions
What is the median household income in Poland?
$85,557 (±$23,339) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,733 across Maine and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Poland?
16.6%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Poland?
28 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Poland work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lewiston (17%, 11 mi), Auburn (16%, 8 mi), Portland (6%, 30 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Poland walkable?
Poland is more walkable than 11% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.9 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Poland without a car?
0% 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 Poland, from the people who make the trip.
More of Poland
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.