Photo: User:Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0Rangeley draws more than half of Rangeley plantation’s working residents
There are 21 jobs in Rangeley plantation, and 63 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% work in Rangeley plantation itself; outside it, Rangeley draws the most (56%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Rangeley plantation on a workday
On a workday 62 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 20 people come in from elsewhere.
About 140 people are in Rangeley plantation on a workday afternoon, 23% fewer than live here.
0.33 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.
Where people from Rangeley plantation work
Where Rangeley plantation clocks in
56% of workers
6% of workers
3% 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.
What Rangeley plantation’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rangeley plantation, 2013 → 2023: 14 → 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 Rangeley plantation’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Rangeley plantation works
About 31% 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.
Work next door: 59% of Rangeley plantation’s workers
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rangeley plantation workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rangeley plantation | – | — | — | — | — |
| Sandy River plantation | 3% | — | — | 12 min | — |
| Rangeley | 56% | C+ | B+ | 41 min | $58,243 |
Same-state neighbors only. Sandy River plantation: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Rangeley. Darker towns draw more of Rangeley plantation’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 Rangeley plantation: questions
What is the poverty rate in Rangeley plantation?
0.0%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Rangeley plantation work?
2% work in town.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Rangeley plantation, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rangeley plantation
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.