Photo: User:Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0Sebago has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Employers in Sebago report 192 jobs, against 883 working residents. For jobs and income Sebago is better than 21% of U.S. towns (C−); for walkability it is more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns (D). Only 5% work in Sebago; the top destination outside it is Portland (12%, 29 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Sebago apart
Sebago is a place people come home to
There are 192 jobs based in Sebago, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Sebago has about 1,300 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Sebago’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Sebago is Portland, 29 miles away as the crow flies. 12% of working residents (109) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Sebago workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 37 minutes each way, against 25 across Maine. Over a year that’s about 284 hours of commuting, 92 more than the state’s typical worker. 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 883 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Sebago
Household income holds Sebago’s grade up ($78,438, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 9% of U.S. towns).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Sebago could be anywhere from D to B+.
The daily commute in and out of Sebago
On a workday 838 residents head out to work, 45 work right here, and 147 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,300 people are in Sebago on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
The distance from Sebago to work
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.
Commuting from Sebago: about 37 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sebago workers work from home, vs 16% across Maine. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 854 commuters (the 18% 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.
Where Sebago goes to work
Where Sebago clocks in
12% of workers
6% 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.
The kinds of work in Sebago
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sebago, 2013 → 2023: 167 → 192. 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 Sebago’s own residents hold wherever they work.
For most of Sebago, work means a drive
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,038 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.2% of Sebago households have no vehicle (Maine 6.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Sebago’s commuters take a bus or train.
Sebago is 3,975th of 5,509 U.S. towns of 1,400 to 2,700 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 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 280 | 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− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,973 | New Eagle PA | 2,018 | $52K | 15.7% | 10.5% | 4% | C− |
| 3,974 | Okanogan WA | 2,494 | $69K | 10.3% | 6.5% | 22% | C− |
| 3,975 | Sebago ME | 1,995 | $78K | 13.7% | 6.4% | 5% | C− |
| 3,976 | Hopkins SC | 1,985 | $50K | 25.7% | 31.1% | <1% | C− |
| 3,977 | De Pue IL | 1,571 | $58K | 14.6% | 7.5% | 2% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,509 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Sebago, the top three, the last and three more from Maine.
Work in the towns next to Sebago
The biggest share goes to Standish (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sebago workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sebago | – | C− | D | 37 min | $78,438 |
| Naples | under 3% | B | C− | 38 min | $78,188 |
| Baldwin | under 3% | C | D− | 32 min | $68,045 |
| Hiram | under 3% | D | D− | 31 min | $62,813 |
| Standish | 3% | A− | B− | 29 min | $104,593 |
| Denmark | under 3% | C− | C | 34 min | $64,167 |
| Casco | under 3% | B− | C− | 30 min | $69,313 |
| Raymond | under 3% | B+ | B | 37 min | $88,194 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sebago’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 Sebago: questions
What is the median household income in Sebago?
$78,438 (±$14,715) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,733 across Maine and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sebago?
13.7%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sebago?
37 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sebago work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Portland (12%, 29 mi), South Portland (6%, 25 mi), Westbrook (6%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Sebago walkable?
Sebago is more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.2 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Sebago without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sebago, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sebago
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.