Brick School · Photo: Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0Unemployment in Winslow (1.3%) is lower than in 92% of U.S. towns
For jobs and income Winslow is better than 58% of U.S. towns (B); for walkability it is more walkable than 43% of U.S. towns (C+). Commuters spend 23 minutes getting to work on average, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally. Measured by household income, Winslow is behind 57% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Winslow, in a few figures
Winslow and Waterville trade workers both ways
Waterville is the top workplace for Winslow residents (24%) and also where the most people who work in Winslow come from (12% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Winslow makes and builds things
41% of the jobs based in Winslow are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Winslow residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 17%. The jobs ↓
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.
What’s behind Winslow’s Jobs & income grade
Unemployment holds Winslow’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 41% of U.S. towns).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Winslow could be anywhere from C+ to B+.
24% of working residents work in Waterville
Where Winslow clocks in
24% of workers
16% 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.
In Winslow, 41% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
2,611 jobs are based in Winslow.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Winslow, 2013 → 2023: 2,018 → 2,611. 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 Winslow’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Winslow quiets down on a workday
On a workday 3,218 residents head out to work, 437 work right here, and 2,174 people come in from elsewhere.
About 7,000 people are in Winslow on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.71 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 daily trip from Winslow: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Winslow workers work from home, vs 16% across Maine. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,182 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.
Miles to work from Winslow
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.
Winslow is a driving town
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,565 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). 5.8% of Winslow households have no vehicle (Maine 6.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Winslow’s commuters take a bus or train.
Winslow next to U.S. towns of 5,600 to 10,900: 1,530th of 3,049 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 101 | Cumberland ME | 8,876 | $174K | 3.1% | 0.2% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 319 | Cape Elizabeth ME | 9,827 | $146K | 5.2% | 2.5% | 10% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 378 | Buxton ME | 8,681 | $100K | 2.3% | 1.4% | 8% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,528 | Sullivan Township IL | 6,229 | $69K | 8.0% | 1.8% | 27% | B |
| 1,529 | Tolono Township IL | 6,256 | $91K | 5.5% | 6.7% | 6% | B |
| 1,530 | Winslow ME | 8,063 | $71K | 10.8% | 1.3% | 12% | B |
| 1,531 | Cairo NY | 6,661 | $80K | 10.5% | 0.5% | 11% | B |
| 1,532 | Prien LA | 7,119 | $87K | 6.4% | 6.9% | 2% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 3,049 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Winslow, the top three, the last and three more from Maine.
Next door is work for 24% of Winslow
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Winslow workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winslow | – | B | C+ | 23 min | $70,917 |
| Waterville | 24% | C− | A | 18 min | $53,580 |
| China | under 2% | B+ | B− | 30 min | $96,309 |
| Albion | under 2% | D | C− | 34 min | $62,361 |
| Vassalboro | under 2% | C | D | 31 min | $72,300 |
| Benton | under 2% | B− | C− | 20 min | $61,437 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Waterville. Darker towns draw more of Winslow’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 Winslow: questions
What is the median household income in Winslow?
$70,917 (±$9,184) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,733 across Maine and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Winslow?
10.8%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Winslow?
23 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Winslow work?
12% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Waterville (24%, 4 mi), Augusta (16%, 15 mi), Fairfield (4%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Winslow walkable?
Winslow is more walkable than 43% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 6.8 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Winslow without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Winslow, from the people who make the trip.
More of Winslow
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.