Photo: Lmichaud · CC BY-SA 3.0Unemployment in Winthrop (3.1%) is lower than in 68% of U.S. towns
About one in seven work in Winthrop itself; outside it, Augusta draws the most (24%, 11 miles). For jobs and income Winthrop is better than 52% of U.S. towns (B−); for walkability it is more walkable than 40% of U.S. towns (C+). At home: 23% of workers have no commute at all (Maine 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Winthrop stands out on work
Winthrop workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 25 across Maine. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 77 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (20 to 30 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
40% of the jobs in Winthrop are in trade, transport and utilities, against 23% of the jobs its residents hold. 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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Winthrop
Unemployment holds Winthrop’s grade up; the poverty rate pulls it down (12.9%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Winthrop could be anywhere from C to A−.
Each way, about 35 minutes from Winthrop
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Winthrop workers work from home, vs 16% across Maine. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,138 commuters (the 23% 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.
The 1,859 jobs based in Winthrop
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Winthrop, 2013 → 2023: 1,633 → 1,859. 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 Winthrop’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who leaves Winthrop for work, and who comes in
On a workday 2,410 residents head out to work, 361 work right here, and 1,498 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,200 people are in Winthrop on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.
0.67 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.
Commuting out of Winthrop: the destinations
Where Winthrop clocks in
24% of workers
7% 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.
The commute from Winthrop, by distance
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.
In Winthrop, the car does most of the work
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,780 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). 3.9% of Winthrop households have no vehicle (Maine 6.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Winthrop’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 3,370 U.S. towns of 4,300 to 8,300, Winthrop comes 1,790th 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 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 347 | North Yarmouth ME | 4,424 | $129K | 4.8% | 1.9% | 7% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 713 | Arundel ME | 4,596 | $102K | 5.9% | 3.0% | 9% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 738 | Hollis ME | 5,003 | $96K | 5.7% | 1.8% | 6% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,788 | Jessup PA | 4,506 | $65K | 18.1% | 2.0% | 8% | B− |
| 1,789 | Plaquemine LA | 5,891 | $69K | 12.7% | 3.8% | 10% | B− |
| 1,790 | Winthrop ME | 6,158 | $86K | 12.9% | 3.1% | 13% | B− |
| 1,791 | German Township OH | 6,434 | $76K | 9.7% | 3.6% | 37% | B− |
| 1,792 | Sterling Township OH | 4,804 | $78K | 6.9% | 4.1% | 1% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,370 | 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 Winthrop, the top three, the last and three more from Maine.
Winthrop and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Monmouth (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Winthrop workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winthrop | – | B− | C+ | 35 min | $86,470 |
| Monmouth | 2% | B | C− | 30 min | $74,648 |
| Wayne | under 3% | B | C+ | 30 min | $93,194 |
| Manchester | under 3% | B+ | C | 20 min | $92,031 |
| Readfield | under 3% | B− | B | 30 min | $86,504 |
| West Gardiner | under 3% | B+ | B− | 24 min | $96,172 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Winthrop’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 Winthrop: questions
What is the median household income in Winthrop?
$86,470 (±$3,802) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,733 across Maine and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Winthrop?
12.9%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Winthrop?
35 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Winthrop work?
13% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Augusta (24%, 11 mi), Lewiston (7%, 18 mi), Auburn (5%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Winthrop walkable?
Winthrop is more walkable than 40% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 6.4 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Winthrop 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 Winthrop, from the people who make the trip.
More of Winthrop
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.