Photo: The postcard was published by the Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine. · Public domainWinterport has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
447 jobs are based in Winterport, and 1,719 of its residents work somewhere. Jobs and income earn Winterport B+; getting around on foot earns it C−. Measured by household income, Winterport is ahead of 76% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Winterport, in a few figures
One in three of Winterport works in Bangor
603 working residents, 35%, have their main job in Bangor, 13 miles away. That’s 6 times as many as work in Winterport itself. The commute map ↓
Winterport workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 25 across Maine. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Winterport is a place people come home to
There are 447 jobs based in Winterport, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Winterport has about 2,600 people in it, 33% 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.
How Winterport earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Winterport is better than 71% of U.S. towns, #32 of 143 in Maine. Unemployment holds Winterport’s grade up (1.7%, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 17% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Winterport could be anywhere from C+ to A.
35% of working residents work in Bangor
Where Winterport clocks in
35% of workers
7% 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 trip to work from Winterport: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Winterport workers work from home, vs 16% across Maine. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,769 commuters (the 10% 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.
How many people are in Winterport by day
On a workday 1,617 residents head out to work, 102 work right here, and 345 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,600 people are in Winterport on a workday afternoon, 33% 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 kinds of work in Winterport
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Winterport, 2013 → 2023: 335 → 447. 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 Winterport’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Winterport’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Driving is how Winterport gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Winterport is more walkable than 20% of U.S. towns, #112 of 143 in Maine. Both inputs place Winterport near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,974 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). 0.9% of Winterport households have no vehicle (Maine 6.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Winterport’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 2,700 to 5,200, Winterport ranks 1,208th of 4,264 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 342 | North Yarmouth ME | 4,424 | $129K | 4.8% | 1.9% | 7% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 742 | Arundel ME | 4,596 | $102K | 5.9% | 3.0% | 9% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 780 | Hollis ME | 5,003 | $96K | 5.7% | 1.8% | 6% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,206 | Cave Creek AZ | 5,160 | $107K | 7.2% | 2.7% | 6% | B+ |
| 1,207 | Neoga Township IL | 2,719 | $89K | 7.2% | 1.4% | 9% | B+ |
| 1,208 | Winterport ME | 3,838 | $98K | 5.7% | 1.7% | 6% | B+ |
| 1,209 | Shady Side MD | 4,727 | $154K | 3.8% | 4.4% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,210 | Merchantville NJ | 4,241 | $91K | 16.7% | 3.1% | 3% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,264 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Winterport, the top three, the last and three more from Maine.
Winterport and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Hampden (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Winterport workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winterport | – | B+ | C− | 32 min | $98,333 |
| Frankfort | under 2% | C− | C− | 32 min | $80,000 |
| Bucksport | under 2% | C | D | 28 min | $64,720 |
| Orrington | under 2% | A− | C− | 21 min | $94,556 |
| Monroe | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Hampden | 7% | A− | C− | 23 min | $111,959 |
Same-state neighbors only. Monroe: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Winterport’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 Winterport: questions
What is the median household income in Winterport?
$98,333 (±$21,377) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,733 across Maine and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Winterport?
5.7%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Winterport?
32 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Winterport work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bangor (35%, 13 mi), Hampden (7%, 5 mi), Brewer (6%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Winterport walkable?
Winterport is more walkable than 20% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.1 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Winterport without a car?
0% 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 Winterport, from the people who make the trip.
More of Winterport
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.