Photo: Tim Pierce · Public domainWeld has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Working residents average 30 minutes each way, next to 25 for Maine and 26 for the U.S. 20 jobs are based in Weld for 192 working residents. Only 2% work in Weld; the top destination outside it is Farmington (6%, 15 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Weld
On a workday 188 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 16 people come in from elsewhere.
About 260 people are in Weld on a workday afternoon, 40% 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.
Where people from Weld work
Where Weld clocks in
6% of workers
6% of workers
5% 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.
A place that makes things: 35% of Weld’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Weld, 2013 → 2023: 11 → 20. 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 Weld’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 30 minutes each way for Weld’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Weld workers work from home, vs 16% across Maine. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 103 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Weld
About 26% 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.
Weld and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Weld workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weld | – | — | — | 30 min | $62,083 |
| Roxbury | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Avon | under 3% | — | — | 42 min | — |
| Carthage | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Roxbury, Avon and Carthage: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Weld’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 Weld: questions
What is the median household income in Weld?
$62,083 (±$10,641) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,733 across Maine and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Weld?
6.5%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Weld?
30 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Weld work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Farmington (6%, 15 mi), Rumford (6%, 12 mi), Portland (5%, 74 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Weld without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Weld, from the people who make the trip.
More of Weld
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.