Most of Randolph commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
There are 287 jobs in Randolph, and 796 of its residents work somewhere. Randolph grades C for jobs and income and B for walkability. 4% of workers work from home; Maine has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Randolph, in brief
28% of Randolph works in Augusta
224 working residents, 28%, have their main job in Augusta, 6.8 miles away. That’s 7 times as many as work in Randolph itself. The commute map ↓
The quickest commute around
Randolph’s 23-minute average trip is shorter than in any town next door, where it runs from 26 to 36 minutes. Next door ↓
Few Randolph 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 ↓
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 796 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Jobs & income in Randolph: the grade in detail
On income, poverty and job access, Randolph is better than 33% of U.S. towns. Job access by car holds Randolph’s grade up (ahead of 53% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (15.7%, U.S. 12.5%).
Unemployment (2.5%) is left out: Randolph’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, Randolph could be anywhere from C− to B+.
28% of working residents work in Augusta
Where Randolph clocks in
28% 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.
Commuting from Randolph: about 23 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Randolph workers work from home, vs 16% across Maine. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 720 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.
In and out of Randolph on a workday
On a workday 762 residents head out to work, 34 work right here, and 253 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,300 people are in Randolph on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
Jobs in Randolph: what the 287 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Randolph, 2013 → 2023: 255 → 287. 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 Randolph’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Randolph commutes
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.
Driving is how Randolph gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Randolph is more walkable than 57% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Randolph 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 752 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). 4.9% of Randolph households have no vehicle (Maine 6.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Randolph’s commuters take a bus or train.
Randolph is 3,407th of 6,085 U.S. towns of 1,200 to 2,400 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Hewlett Harbor NY | 1,332 | $250K | 1.9% | 7.2% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 277 | Dayton ME | 2,182 | $114K | 3.7% | 0.2% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 579 | Ogunquit ME | 1,606 | $114K | 3.2% | 0.0% | 22% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 631 | Pownal ME | 1,645 | $104K | 5.5% | 0.7% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,405 | Rose Township IL | 1,883 | $66K | 10.3% | 4.1% | 15% | C |
| 3,406 | Boone Township IN | 1,378 | $62K | 7.9% | 4.3% | 8% | C |
| 3,407 | Randolph ME | 1,780 | $67K | 15.7% | 2.5% | 4% | C |
| 3,408 | Home WA | 1,665 | $65K | 5.5% | 3.5% | 1% | C |
| 3,409 | Midway GA | 2,387 | $81K | 17.6% | 4.2% | 4% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 6,085 | 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 Randolph, the top three, the last and three more from Maine.
Work next door: 14% of Randolph’s workers
The biggest share goes to Gardiner (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Randolph workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randolph | – | C | B | 23 min | $66,574 |
| Pittston | under 2% | B+ | D− | 26 min | $86,614 |
| Farmingdale | under 2% | C+ | C− | 27 min | $71,635 |
| Gardiner | 9% | C | B+ | 30 min | $71,782 |
| Chelsea | 5% | B | C+ | 36 min | $85,471 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Randolph’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 Randolph: questions
What is the median household income in Randolph?
$66,574 (±$15,734) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,733 across Maine and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Randolph?
15.7%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Randolph?
23 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Randolph work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Augusta (28%, 7 mi), Gardiner (9%, 4 mi), Bath (8%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Randolph walkable?
Randolph is more walkable than 57% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 6.8 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Randolph 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 Randolph, from the people who make the trip.
More of Randolph
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.