Southard Block · Photo: Dwight R. Sturgis · Public domainWith 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Richmond works elsewhere
There are 583 jobs in Richmond; 1,680 of its residents have a job. The two grades for Richmond are B− for jobs and income and C for walkability. Only 8% work in Richmond; the top destination outside it is Bath (12%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Richmond
The four measures behind Richmond’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Richmond is better than 47% of U.S. towns, #87 of 143 in Maine. Unemployment holds Richmond’s grade up (2.6%, U.S. 5.2%); household income pulls it down ($65,854, U.S. $80,734).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Richmond could be anywhere from C− to B+.
Who works in Richmond, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 1,551 residents head out to work, 129 work right here, and 454 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,500 people are in Richmond on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
Commuting out of Richmond: the destinations
Where Richmond clocks in
12% of workers
10% of workers
7% 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.
Making and building: 33% of jobs based in Richmond
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Richmond, 2013 → 2023: 644 → 583. 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 Richmond’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 29 minutes in Richmond
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Richmond workers work from home, vs 16% across Maine. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,365 commuters (the 16% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Richmond
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.
The commute in Richmond is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Richmond is more walkable than 26% of U.S. towns, #95 of 143 in Maine. Both inputs place Richmond 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 1,634 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). 11.1% of Richmond households have no vehicle (Maine 6.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Richmond’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 2,500 to 4,900, Richmond ranks 2,392nd of 4,474 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 358 | North Yarmouth ME | 4,424 | $129K | 4.8% | 1.9% | 7% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 755 | Arundel ME | 4,596 | $102K | 5.9% | 3.0% | 9% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 802 | Limington ME | 4,173 | $85K | 3.4% | 0.4% | 5% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,390 | Jackson Township OH | 2,549 | $81K | 6.5% | 9.4% | 1% | B− |
| 2,391 | Moundville AL | 3,628 | $73K | 17.6% | 2.2% | 3% | B− |
| 2,392 | Richmond ME | 3,609 | $66K | 12.4% | 2.6% | 8% | B− |
| 2,393 | Oswegatchie NY | 3,976 | $85K | 13.8% | 2.1% | 13% | B− |
| 2,394 | Neversink NY | 3,383 | $81K | 8.0% | 3.3% | 14% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,474 | 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 Richmond, the top three, the last and three more from Maine.
Richmond and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Richmond workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | – | B− | C | 29 min | $65,854 |
| Litchfield | under 3% | A− | C | 32 min | $84,904 |
| Dresden | under 3% | B− | D | 33 min | $74,844 |
| Bowdoin | under 3% | B+ | D− | 32 min | $91,239 |
| Pittston | under 3% | B+ | D− | 26 min | $86,614 |
| Bowdoinham | under 3% | C+ | C− | 27 min | $108,479 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Richmond’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 Richmond: questions
What is the median household income in Richmond?
$65,854 (±$10,491) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,733 across Maine and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Richmond?
12.4%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Richmond?
29 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Richmond work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bath (12%, 13 mi), Augusta (10%, 16 mi), Portland (7%, 38 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Richmond walkable?
Richmond is more walkable than 26% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.0 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Richmond without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Richmond, from the people who make the trip.
More of Richmond
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.