Buxton is a somewhat small town located in the state of Maine. With a population of 8,538 people and two associated neighborhoods, Buxton is the 35th largest community in Maine.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Buxton is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Buxton is a town of construction workers and builders, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Buxton who work in management occupations (11.52%), sales jobs (8.70%), and office and administrative support (8.36%). Also of interest is that Buxton has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.37% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Buxton is worth considering. One downside of living in Buxton is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Buxton, the average commute to work is 33.28 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Buxton is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.In terms of college education, Buxton is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 31.44% of adults in Buxton have a college degree. The per capita income in Buxton in 2022 was $45,497, which is upper middle income relative to Maine and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $181,988 for a family of four. Buxton is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Buxton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Buxton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Buxton include English, Irish, French, French Canadian, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Buxton is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Portuguese.
