Standish is a medium-sized town located in the state of Maine. With a population of 10,820 people and three associated neighborhoods, Standish is the 21st largest community in Maine.Standish is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Standish is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Standish who work in office and administrative support (13.12%), food service (9.39%), and sales jobs (8.14%). Also of interest is that Standish has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Standish telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.66% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.Because there are quite a few people attending college in Standish, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Standish provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities. The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Standish has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Standish a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. One downside of living in Standish, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.16 minutes every day commuting to work. The education level of Standish citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 32.60% of adults in Standish have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Standish in 2022 was $40,079, which is upper middle income relative to Maine and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $160,316 for a family of four. However, Standish contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Standish home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Standish residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Standish include English, Irish, French, Scottish, and French Canadian. The most common language spoken in Standish is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
