Photo: formulanone from Huntsville, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Vienna works elsewhere
Employers in Vienna report 25 jobs; 248 of its residents have a job. Only 2% work in Vienna itself; outside it, Augusta draws the most (25%, 20 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 62 minutes, next to 25 for Maine and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Vienna
Vienna workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 62 minutes each way, against 25 across Maine. Over a year that’s about 475 hours of commuting, 284 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (25 to 32 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Vienna is a place people come home to
There are 25 jobs based in Vienna, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Vienna has about 390 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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 248 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Commuting from Vienna: about 62 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 19.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Vienna workers work from home, vs 16% across Maine. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 237 commuters (the 11% 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.
Vienna quiets down on a workday
On a workday 244 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 21 people come in from elsewhere.
About 390 people are in Vienna on a workday afternoon, 36% 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 places Vienna commutes to
Where Vienna clocks in
25% of workers
6% of workers
4% 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.
Vienna works in goods: 68% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Vienna, 2013 → 2023: 20 → 25. 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 Vienna’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Vienna’s workers travel
About 20% 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.
Around Vienna: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Mount Vernon (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Vienna workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vienna | – | — | — | 62 min | $75,481 |
| Chesterville | under 3% | C− | C+ | 25 min | $61,635 |
| Mount Vernon | 3% | C+ | D | 32 min | $74,395 |
| Rome | under 3% | C+ | D | 30 min | $77,639 |
| New Sharon | under 3% | C | C+ | 30 min | $63,889 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Vienna’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 Vienna: questions
What is the median household income in Vienna?
$75,481 (±$20,446) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,733 across Maine and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Vienna?
13.2%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Vienna?
62 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Vienna work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Augusta (25%, 20 mi), Waterville (6%, 17 mi), Lewiston (4%, 33 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Vienna without a car?
3% 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 Vienna, from the people who make the trip.
More of Vienna
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.