Wellington has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
28% of workers have no commute at all (Maine 16%). Wellington has 5 jobs for 95 working residents. Hardly any stay in Wellington for work; outside it, Guilford is the main destination (24%, 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 Wellington
On a workday 95 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 140 people are in Wellington on a workday afternoon, 39% 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 Wellington goes to work
Where Wellington clocks in
24% of workers
11% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Wellington
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wellington, 2013 → 2023: 15 → 5. 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 Wellington’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 38 minutes from Wellington
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wellington workers work from home, vs 16% across Maine. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 36 commuters (the 28% 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 Wellington
About 19% 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 in the towns next to Wellington
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wellington workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington | – | — | — | 38 min | $44,519 |
| Brighton plantation | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Kingsbury plantation | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Cambridge | under 3% | — | — | 41 min | — |
| Harmony | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Parkman | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Brighton plantation, Kingsbury plantation, Cambridge, Harmony and Parkman: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wellington’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 Wellington: questions
What is the median household income in Wellington?
$44,519 (±$3,876) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,733 across Maine and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wellington?
17.1%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wellington?
38 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally. 28% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wellington work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Guilford (24%, 15 mi), Bangor (11%, 43 mi), Dover-Foxcroft (7%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Wellington without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wellington, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wellington
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.