Economy & Jobs — Somerset County, Maine
Employment
| Total Establishments | 1,208 |
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| Total Employees | 13,532 |
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| Avg Annual Employment | 16,034 |
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| Avg Annual Pay | $55,148 |
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| Total Annual Wages | $884,245,070 |
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| Annual Payroll (thousands) | $678,646 |
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| Unemployment Rate | 4.2% |
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Income
| Median Household Income | $53,527 |
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| Poverty Rate | 16.8% |
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| IRS Returns | 24,480 |
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| Total AGI (thousands) | $1,381,513 |
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| Average AGI per Return | $56,434 |
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Federal Spending
| Total FY2024 | $406,907,222 |
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| Per Capita | $8,061 |
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| Population Basis | 50,477 |
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Agriculture
| Total Farms | 49 |
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| Land in Farms (acres) | 119,646 |
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| Avg Farm Size (acres) | 2,442 |
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| Year | 2,022 |
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Dining & Food Establishments
| Full-service Restaurants | 35 |
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| Fast Food | 32 |
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| Bars | 4 |
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| Coffee & Snacks | 19 |
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Data provenance: aggregated from town-level sources, county.json. Rebuilt 2026-04-13T15:43:28.367051+00:00; aggregated 2026-04-13T16:08:23.569588+00:00.
