Photo: NewTestLeper79 · CC BY-SA 4.0Household incomes in Yarmouth top those of 84% of U.S. towns
The two grades for Yarmouth are B+ for jobs and income and B for walkability. 10.2% of residents are in poverty; Maine has 10.7%. About one in seven stay in Yarmouth for work; outside it, Portland is the main destination (29%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Yarmouth at work: what stands out
Yarmouth and Portland trade workers both ways
Portland is the top workplace for Yarmouth residents (29%) and also where the most people who work in Yarmouth come from (10% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Yarmouth has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Yarmouth went from 3,301 in 2014 to 5,026 in 2024, +52%. The jobs ↓
Most jobs in Yarmouth pay over $40,000 a year
72% of the jobs based in Yarmouth pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Yarmouth
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Yarmouth is better than 68% of U.S. towns, #40 of 143 in Maine. Household income holds Yarmouth’s grade up ($110,216, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (4.4%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Yarmouth could be anywhere from C+ to A+.
Out of Yarmouth to work: where people go
Where Yarmouth clocks in
29% of workers
5% 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.
72% of the jobs in Yarmouth pay over $3,333 a month
5,026 jobs are based in Yarmouth.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Yarmouth, 2014 → 2024: 3,301 → 5,026. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Yarmouth’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A workday in Yarmouth: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 3,284 residents head out to work, 651 work right here, and 4,375 people come in from elsewhere.
About 10,000 people are in Yarmouth on a workday afternoon, 12% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.28 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Yarmouth’s commute takes about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Yarmouth workers work from home, vs 16% across Maine. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,682 commuters (the 20% 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.
Yarmouth’s commute, mile by mile
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Getting around Yarmouth: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Yarmouth is more walkable than 63% of U.S. towns, #42 of 143 in Maine. Both inputs place Yarmouth 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 4,588 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 13% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.6 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 65% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.3% of Yarmouth households have no vehicle (Maine 6.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Yarmouth’s commuters take a bus or train.
Yarmouth is 1,182nd of 2,891 U.S. towns of 6,300 to 12,200 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Pimmit Hills VA | 6,589 | $173K | 1.6% | 1.3% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Braddock VA | 6,536 | $212K | 0.9% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 94 | Cumberland ME | 8,876 | $174K | 3.1% | 0.2% | 11% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 321 | Cape Elizabeth ME | 9,827 | $146K | 5.2% | 2.5% | 10% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 380 | Buxton ME | 8,681 | $100K | 2.3% | 1.4% | 8% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,180 | Avon NY | 6,937 | $76K | 6.9% | 3.6% | 16% | B+ |
| 1,181 | Merriam KS | 11,509 | $74K | 6.0% | 5.4% | 7% | B+ |
| 1,182 | Yarmouth ME | 9,062 | $110K | 10.2% | 4.4% | 17% | B+ |
| 1,183 | Hardyston Township NJ | 8,541 | $120K | 7.4% | 5.4% | 5% | B+ |
| 1,184 | Ravenna Township OH | 9,161 | $64K | 10.8% | 1.1% | 2% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,891 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 6% | 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 Yarmouth, the top three, the last and three more from Maine.
How Yarmouth compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Freeport (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Yarmouth workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yarmouth | – | B+ | B | 27 min | $110,216 |
| Freeport | 5% | B+ | A− | 24 min | $107,326 |
| Cumberland | under 2% | A+ | C+ | 24 min | $173,894 |
| North Yarmouth | under 2% | A | C+ | 27 min | $129,267 |
| Chebeague Island | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Chebeague Island: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Yarmouth’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 2024, 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 Yarmouth: questions
What is the median household income in Yarmouth?
$110,216 (±$14,094) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,733 across Maine and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Yarmouth?
10.2%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Yarmouth?
27 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Yarmouth work?
17% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Portland (29%, 11 mi), Freeport (5%, 5 mi), South Portland (5%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Yarmouth walkable?
Yarmouth is more walkable than 63% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 7.8 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Yarmouth without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Yarmouth, from the people who make the trip.
More of Yarmouth
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.