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The most common industries in Gorham are: Educational services (14.4% of civilian employees), Health care (8.2% of civilian employees), Professional, scientific, technical services (6.7% of civilian employees). 90.0% of workers work in Cumberland County and 15.0% of all workers work at home. 56.8% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 3.8% less than the rate of 59.0% across the entire state of Maine.
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of Gorham, Maine was 4,164 / 7,145
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of Gorham, Maine was 4,164 / 7,145
Most common industries
Most common industries | |||
---|---|---|---|
Industry | All | Males | Females |
Educational services | 14.4% (282) | 14.1% (134) | 14.7% (148) |
Health care | 8.2% (161) | 3.3% (31) | 12.9% (130) |
Professional, scientific, and technical services | 6.7% (132) | 7.7% (73) | 5.9% (59) |
Finance and insurance | 6.6% (129) | 3.9% (37) | 9.1% (92) |
Accommodation and food services | 6.3% (123) | 4.4% (42) | 8.0% (81) |
Construction | 4.3% (85) | 6.3% (60) | 2.5% (25) |
Administrative and support and waste management services | 4.1% (81) | 3.6% (34) | 4.7% (47) |
Department and other general merchandise stores | 4.1% (81) | 3.6% (34) | 4.7% (47) |
Public administration | 4.0% (78) | 5.7% (54) | 2.4% (24) |
Food and beverage stores | 3.9% (76) | 2.3% (22) | 5.4% (54) |
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries | 2.8% (54) | 3.0% (28) | 2.6% (26) |
Paper | 2.5% (48) | 3.6% (34) | 1.4% (14) |
Metal and metal products | 2.5% (48) | 5.1% (48) | 0.0% (0) |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 2.4% (47) | 4.0% (38) | 0.9% (9) |
Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 2.0% (39) | 1.6% (15) | 2.4% (24) |
Other direct selling establishments | 1.9% (38) | 1.9% (18) | 2.0% (20) |
Miscellaneous manufacturing | 1.8% (35) | 1.2% (11) | 2.4% (24) |
Social assistance | 1.7% (33) | 0.0% (0) | 3.3% (33) |
Machinery | 1.6% (32) | 3.4% (32) | 0.0% (0) |
Broadcasting and telecommunications | 1.5% (30) | 2.4% (23) | 0.7% (7) |
Plastics and rubber products | 1.3% (25) | 0.9% (9) | 1.6% (16) |
Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers | 1.3% (25) | 1.6% (15) | 1.0% (10) |
Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 1.1% (22) | 2.3% (22) | 0.0% (0) |
Private households | 1.1% (21) | 0.0% (0) | 2.1% (21) |
Radio, TV, and computer stores | 1.0% (20) | 2.1% (20) | 0.0% (0) |
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores | 1.0% (20) | 0.0% (0) | 2.0% (20) |
Personal and laundry services | 0.9% (17) | 0.0% (0) | 1.7% (17) |
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 0.8% (16) | 0.6% (6) | 1.0% (10) |
Data processing, libraries, and other information services | 0.8% (16) | 0.8% (8) | 0.8% (8) |
U. S. Postal service | 0.7% (14) | 1.5% (14) | 0.0% (0) |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 0.6% (12) | 1.3% (12) | 0.0% (0) |
Office supplies and stationery stores | 0.6% (11) | 1.2% (11) | 0.0% (0) |
Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores | 0.5% (9) | 0.0% (0) | 0.9% (9) |
Electronic shopping and mail-order houses | 0.5% (9) | 0.9% (9) | 0.0% (0) |
Utilities | 0.4% (8) | 0.8% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers | 0.4% (8) | 0.8% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers | 0.4% (8) | 0.0% (0) | 0.8% (8) |
Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.4% (8) | 0.8% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
Pharmacies and drug stores | 0.4% (8) | 0.0% (0) | 0.8% (8) |
Repair and maintenance | 0.4% (8) | 0.8% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers | 0.4% (7) | 0.7% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
Computer and electronic products | 0.4% (7) | 0.0% (0) | 0.7% (7) |
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (6) | 0.6% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
Printing and related support activities | 0.3% (6) | 0.6% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
Furniture and home furnishing merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (5) | 0.0% (0) | 0.5% (5) |
Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores | 0.2% (4) | 0.0% (0) | 0.4% (4) |
Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores | 0.2% (4) | 0.4% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
Unemployment in Gorham
- Unemployment by race in 2022
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 1.6%Males
- 5.7%Females
- Unemployment rate for Asian residents
- 6.0%Females
- Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
- 3.5%Females
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 13.1%Males
- 13.7%Females
- Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
- 62.5%Males
- 44.4%Females
Time leaving home to go to work
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
Gorham: | 2.9% (95) |
Maine: | 6.3% (36,485) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
Gorham: | 2.4% (77) |
Maine: | 4.0% (22,739) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
Gorham: | 1.9% (61) |
Maine: | 5.1% (29,327) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
Gorham: | 5.7% (186) |
Maine: | 9.8% (56,442) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
Gorham: | 6.5% (213) |
Maine: | 11.6% (66,662) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
Gorham: | 14.9% (489) |
Maine: | 15.1% (87,057) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
Gorham: | 12.6% (414) |
Maine: | 13.1% (75,494) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
Gorham: | 15.6% (512) |
Maine: | 10.4% (59,881) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
Gorham: | 5.7% (188) |
Maine: | 4.7% (27,054) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
Gorham: | 4.0% (131) |
Maine: | 5.2% (30,063) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
Gorham: | 5.1% (169) |
Maine: | 2.5% (14,157) |
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.:
Gorham: | 2.6% (87) |
Maine: | 1.5% (8,531) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
Gorham: | 10.1% (333) |
Maine: | 6.3% (36,317) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
Gorham: | 10.1% (333) |
Maine: | 4.4% (25,248) |
<5am:
Gorham: | 2.1% (41) |
Maine: | 4.4% (26,948) |
5:30am:
Gorham: | 3.7% (71) |
Maine: | 3.7% (22,592) |
6am:
Gorham: | 2.2% (43) |
Maine: | 5.2% (32,239) |
6:30am:
Gorham: | 7.0% (136) |
Maine: | 9.4% (57,835) |
7am:
Gorham: | 7.5% (145) |
Maine: | 11.5% (70,598) |
7:30am:
Gorham: | 13.9% (268) |
Maine: | 14.9% (91,521) |
8am:
Gorham: | 11.5% (223) |
Maine: | 14.4% (88,758) |
8:30am:
Gorham: | 10.9% (210) |
Maine: | 9.0% (55,154) |
9am:
Gorham: | 3.1% (59) |
Maine: | 4.0% (24,448) |
10am:
Gorham: | 5.4% (105) |
Maine: | 3.8% (23,244) |
11am:
Gorham: | 1.8% (34) |
Maine: | 1.7% (10,648) |
12pm:
Gorham: | 1.8% (35) |
Maine: | 1.0% (5,881) |
4pm:
Gorham: | 12.7% (246) |
Maine: | 6.9% (42,456) |
>4pm:
Gorham: | 12.3% (237) |
Maine: | 5.8% (35,860) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Males:
Gorham: | 4.8% (75) |
Maine: | 8.5% (25,691) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Males:
Gorham: | 4.3% (67) |
Maine: | 5.5% (16,683) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Males:
Gorham: | 3.5% (54) |
Maine: | 6.1% (18,409) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
Gorham: | 6.4% (99) |
Maine: | 11.9% (35,862) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Males:
Gorham: | 2.5% (39) |
Maine: | 11.6% (34,949) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
Gorham: | 15.1% (236) |
Maine: | 14.4% (43,448) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Males:
Gorham: | 10.2% (158) |
Maine: | 10.8% (32,624) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Males:
Gorham: | 19.4% (302) |
Maine: | 9.2% (27,736) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Males:
Gorham: | 4.8% (74) |
Maine: | 4.0% (11,994) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Males:
Gorham: | 4.3% (67) |
Maine: | 4.0% (12,130) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Males:
Gorham: | 3.1% (49) |
Maine: | 2.3% (6,782) |
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. - Males:
Gorham: | 2.4% (37) |
Maine: | 1.5% (4,364) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Males:
Gorham: | 10.9% (170) |
Maine: | 5.9% (17,884) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Males:
Gorham: | 7.4% (114) |
Maine: | 4.0% (12,178) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Females:
Gorham: | 1.2% (21) |
Maine: | 3.9% (10,794) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Females:
Gorham: | 0.6% (11) |
Maine: | 2.2% (6,056) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Females:
Gorham: | 0.6% (10) |
Maine: | 4.0% (10,918) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Females:
Gorham: | 5.2% (89) |
Maine: | 7.5% (20,580) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Females:
Gorham: | 9.4% (162) |
Maine: | 11.5% (31,713) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
Gorham: | 14.2% (244) |
Maine: | 15.9% (43,609) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
Gorham: | 14.7% (254) |
Maine: | 15.6% (42,870) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Females:
Gorham: | 12.2% (210) |
Maine: | 11.7% (32,145) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Females:
Gorham: | 6.1% (105) |
Maine: | 5.5% (15,060) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Females:
Gorham: | 3.7% (64) |
Maine: | 6.5% (17,933) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Females:
Gorham: | 6.8% (118) |
Maine: | 2.7% (7,375) |
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. - Females:
Gorham: | 2.9% (50) |
Maine: | 1.5% (4,167) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Females:
Gorham: | 9.4% (163) |
Maine: | 6.7% (18,433) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Females:
Gorham: | 13.7% (236) |
Maine: | 4.8% (13,070) |
Travel time to work
Percentage of workers working in this county: 90.0%
Number of people working at home: 618 (15.0% of all workers)
Daytime population change due to commuting: +599 (+14.4%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 416 (21.5%)
Number of people working at home: 618 (15.0% of all workers)
Daytime population change due to commuting: +599 (+14.4%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 416 (21.5%)
Less than 5 minutes:
Gorham: | 9.7% (333) |
Maine: | 4.5% (25,569) |
5 to 9 minutes:
Gorham: | 24.7% (845) |
Maine: | 12.2% (69,403) |
10 to 14 minutes:
Gorham: | 13.8% (471) |
Maine: | 15.7% (88,937) |
15 to 19 minutes:
Gorham: | 11.8% (402) |
Maine: | 15.6% (88,789) |
20 to 24 minutes:
Gorham: | 11.1% (380) |
Maine: | 12.7% (71,866) |
25 to 29 minutes:
Gorham: | 3.1% (106) |
Maine: | 5.7% (32,512) |
30 to 34 minutes:
Gorham: | 8.3% (284) |
Maine: | 12.1% (68,435) |
35 to 39 minutes:
Gorham: | 1.8% (62) |
Maine: | 3.2% (17,909) |
40 to 44 minutes:
Gorham: | 4.2% (144) |
Maine: | 3.8% (21,688) |
45 to 59 minutes:
Gorham: | 5.4% (185) |
Maine: | 7.6% (42,910) |
60 to 89 minutes:
Gorham: | 1.8% (62) |
Maine: | 4.8% (27,255) |
90 or more minutes:
Gorham: | 4.0% (137) |
Maine: | 2.2% (12,587) |
Less than 5 minutes:
Gorham: | 7.2% (139) |
Maine: | 5.6% (34,404) |
5 to 9 minutes:
Gorham: | 13.2% (255) |
Maine: | 14.1% (86,612) |
10 to 14 minutes:
Gorham: | 9.2% (177) |
Maine: | 16.0% (98,470) |
15 to 19 minutes:
Gorham: | 18.5% (358) |
Maine: | 14.9% (91,940) |
20 to 24 minutes:
Gorham: | 18.1% (349) |
Maine: | 13.1% (80,377) |
25 to 29 minutes:
Gorham: | 4.1% (80) |
Maine: | 5.1% (31,321) |
30 to 34 minutes:
Gorham: | 12.8% (248) |
Maine: | 10.4% (63,930) |
35 to 39 minutes:
Gorham: | 2.7% (53) |
Maine: | 2.2% (13,677) |
40 to 44 minutes:
Gorham: | 1.6% (31) |
Maine: | 2.7% (16,863) |
45 to 59 minutes:
Gorham: | 3.0% (58) |
Maine: | 5.6% (34,475) |
60 to 89 minutes:
Gorham: | 3.5% (67) |
Maine: | 3.6% (21,933) |
90 or more minutes:
Gorham: | 2.0% (38) |
Maine: | 2.3% (14,180) |
Less than 5 minutes - Males:
Gorham: | 7.4% (103) |
Maine: | 4.3% (12,823) |
5 to 9 minutes - Males:
Gorham: | 12.7% (177) |
Maine: | 11.7% (34,814) |
10 to 14 minutes - Males:
Gorham: | 16.7% (234) |
Maine: | 13.7% (40,860) |
15 to 19 minutes - Males:
Gorham: | 12.9% (180) |
Maine: | 15.0% (44,508) |
20 to 24 minutes - Males:
Gorham: | 12.5% (174) |
Maine: | 12.8% (38,222) |
25 to 29 minutes - Males:
Gorham: | 3.9% (55) |
Maine: | 5.1% (15,091) |
30 to 34 minutes - Males:
Gorham: | 14.6% (204) |
Maine: | 12.8% (37,981) |
40 to 44 minutes - Males:
Gorham: | 1.2% (16) |
Maine: | 3.9% (11,537) |
45 to 59 minutes - Males:
Gorham: | 7.9% (111) |
Maine: | 8.7% (25,889) |
60 to 89 minutes - Males:
Gorham: | 3.4% (48) |
Maine: | 6.2% (18,568) |
90 or more minutes - Males:
Gorham: | 7.0% (98) |
Maine: | 2.8% (8,272) |
Less than 5 minutes - Females:
Gorham: | 11.5% (232) |
Maine: | 4.7% (12,746) |
5 to 9 minutes - Females:
Gorham: | 33.1% (670) |
Maine: | 12.8% (34,589) |
10 to 14 minutes - Females:
Gorham: | 11.6% (234) |
Maine: | 17.8% (48,077) |
15 to 19 minutes - Females:
Gorham: | 11.0% (223) |
Maine: | 16.4% (44,281) |
20 to 24 minutes - Females:
Gorham: | 9.9% (200) |
Maine: | 12.5% (33,644) |
25 to 29 minutes - Females:
Gorham: | 2.5% (51) |
Maine: | 6.4% (17,421) |
30 to 34 minutes - Females:
Gorham: | 4.0% (81) |
Maine: | 11.3% (30,454) |
35 to 39 minutes - Females:
Gorham: | 2.6% (53) |
Maine: | 3.3% (8,815) |
40 to 44 minutes - Females:
Gorham: | 6.7% (135) |
Maine: | 3.8% (10,151) |
45 to 59 minutes - Females:
Gorham: | 3.5% (72) |
Maine: | 6.3% (17,021) |
60 to 89 minutes - Females:
Gorham: | 0.7% (14) |
Maine: | 3.2% (8,687) |
90 or more minutes - Females:
Gorham: | 1.9% (39) |
Maine: | 1.6% (4,315) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
Gorham: | 68.9% (2,483) |
Maine: | 83.0% (223,192) |
Carpooled:
Gorham: | 11.0% (398) |
Maine: | 9.8% (28,527) |
Bicycle:
Gorham: | 0.8% (29) |
Maine: | 0.6% (975) |
Walked:
Gorham: | 18.8% (677) |
Maine: | 4.5% (12,423) |
Other means:
Gorham: | 0.5% (17) |
Maine: | 1.6% (3,626) |
Drove car alone:
Gorham: | 73.6% (1,422) |
Maine: | 78.6% (483,317) |
Carpooled:
Gorham: | 9.4% (181) |
Maine: | 11.3% (69,208) |
Bus or trolley bus:
Gorham: | 1.4% (27) |
Maine: | 0.5% (3,220) |
Walked:
Gorham: | 10.8% (208) |
Maine: | 4.0% (24,700) |
Other means:
Gorham: | 0.8% (15) |
Maine: | 0.7% (4,104) |
Drove car alone - Males:
Gorham: | 74.6% (1,080) |
Maine: | 83.4% (223,192) |
Carpooled - Males:
Gorham: | 7.5% (109) |
Maine: | 9.0% (28,527) |
Walked - Males:
Gorham: | 16.7% (242) |
Maine: | 4.4% (12,423) |
Other means - Males:
Gorham: | 1.2% (17) |
Maine: | 1.8% (3,626) |
Drove car alone - Females:
Gorham: | 65.0% (1,409) |
Maine: | 82.6% (223,192) |
Carpooled - Females:
Gorham: | 13.5% (292) |
Maine: | 10.6% (28,527) |
Bicycle - Females:
Gorham: | 1.3% (29) |
Maine: | 0.4% (975) |
Walked - Females:
Gorham: | 20.2% (438) |
Maine: | 4.6% (12,423) |
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
Gorham: | 94.1% (2,419) |
Maine: | 89.6% (477,852) |
In 2 person carpool:
Gorham: | 3.8% (98) |
Maine: | 8.7% (46,398) |
In 3 person carpool:
Gorham: | 0.6% (14) |
Maine: | 0.9% (5,058) |
Drove alone:
Gorham: | 88.7% (1,422) |
Maine: | 87.5% (483,317) |
In 2 person carpool:
Gorham: | 9.5% (152) |
Maine: | 10.3% (56,707) |
In 3 person carpool:
Gorham: | 1.8% (29) |
Maine: | 1.4% (7,855) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
Gorham: | 56.8% (2,388) |
Maine: | 59.0% (410,614) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
Gorham: | 4.6% (193) |
Maine: | 4.9% (33,852) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
Gorham: | 16.7% (703) |
Maine: | 14.1% (98,133) |
Local government workers:
Gorham: | 9.9% (415) |
Maine: | 7.4% (51,222) |
State government workers:
Gorham: | 6.2% (261) |
Maine: | 3.9% (27,203) |
Federal government workers:
Gorham: | 0.5% (20) |
Maine: | 2.6% (18,112) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
Gorham: | 5.4% (225) |
Maine: | 8.0% (55,536) |
Employee of private company:
Gorham: | 65.4% (1,280) |
Maine: | 62.7% (390,945) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
Gorham: | 3.6% (70) |
Maine: | 3.1% (19,246) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
Gorham: | 5.8% (114) |
Maine: | 10.2% (63,603) |
Local government workers:
Gorham: | 8.3% (162) |
Maine: | 7.6% (47,389) |
State government workers:
Gorham: | 7.0% (136) |
Maine: | 4.3% (26,534) |
Federal government workers:
Gorham: | 3.0% (59) |
Maine: | 2.6% (16,465) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
Gorham: | 6.5% (128) |
Maine: | 9.3% (58,153) |
Unpaid family workers:
Gorham: | 0.4% (7) |
Maine: | 0.3% (1,676) |
Employee of private company - Males:
Gorham: | 63.7% (1,284) |
Maine: | 63.1% (223,624) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
Gorham: | 8.7% (175) |
Maine: | 6.0% (21,191) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
Gorham: | 9.1% (183) |
Maine: | 9.0% (31,812) |
Local government workers - Males:
Gorham: | 6.1% (123) |
Maine: | 5.5% (19,558) |
State government workers - Males:
Gorham: | 3.3% (67) |
Maine: | 3.5% (12,403) |
Federal government workers - Males:
Gorham: | 1.0% (20) |
Maine: | 3.1% (10,853) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
Gorham: | 8.0% (162) |
Maine: | 9.6% (33,880) |
Employee of private company - Females:
Gorham: | 50.4% (1,104) |
Maine: | 54.7% (186,990) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
Gorham: | 0.8% (18) |
Maine: | 3.7% (12,661) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
Gorham: | 23.7% (520) |
Maine: | 19.4% (66,321) |
Local government workers - Females:
Gorham: | 13.3% (292) |
Maine: | 9.3% (31,664) |
State government workers - Females:
Gorham: | 8.8% (193) |
Maine: | 4.3% (14,800) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
Gorham: | 2.9% (63) |
Maine: | 6.3% (21,656) |