Work & commute · Caratunk

Work & commute in Caratunk, ME

Most working residents leave Caratunk for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Skowhegan (10%), Jackman (7%) and Carrabassett Valley (7%). Half commute less than 33 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 30 working residents

Typical commute

33 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

— min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 30 Caratunk residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Caratunk.

30live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

2work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Caratunk goes to work

Skowhegan33.2 mi away

10%3

Jackman31.1 mi away

7%2

Carrabassett Valley20.7 mi away

7%2

Hallowell64.1 mi away

3%1

Waterville47.6 mi away

3%1

Brewer64.3 mi away

3%1

Portland110 mi away

3%1

Bangor60.5 mi away

3%1

Old Town59.5 mi away

3%1

Augusta61.2 mi away

3%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

53%16

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Caratunk commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

23%

37%

40%

0%Under 10 mi

23%10–24 mi

37%25–50 mi

40%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Caratunk is a commuter town

0.07jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.07 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Caratunk are

2 jobs are based in Caratunk. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Caratunk’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Caratunk

2 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)100%

$1,250 a month or less0%

$1,251–$3,333 a month100%

Over $3,333 a month0%

Jobs Caratunk residents hold

30 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)20%

Trade, transport & utilities7%

Services (health, schools, offices…)73%

$1,250 a month or less30%

$1,251–$3,333 a month23%

Over $3,333 a month47%

−87%

Jobs based in Caratunk, 2013 → 2023: 15 → 2. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.