Work & commute · Clifton

Work & commute in Clifton, ME

Most working residents leave Clifton for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Bangor (42%), Brewer (13%) and Holden (5%). Half commute less than 13 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 349 working residents

Typical commute

13 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

29 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 349 Clifton residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 38 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Clifton.

349live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

38work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Clifton goes to work

Bangor15.4 mi away

42%146

Brewer12.5 mi away

13%46

Holden10 mi away

5%19

Eddington8.3 mi away

3%12

Hermon21.5 mi away

3%10

Orono14 mi away

2%8

Old Town16.8 mi away

2%7

Ellsworth14.7 mi away

2%7

Portland116.6 mi away

2%6

Hampden20.3 mi away

2%6

Everywhere elseother towns and states

23%82

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

How far

How far Clifton commutes

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

18%

62%

16%

18%Under 10 mi

62%10–24 mi

4%25–50 mi

16%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Clifton is a commuter town

0.11jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Clifton are

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

Jobs based in Clifton

38 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)32%

Trade, transport & utilities3%

Services (health, schools, offices…)66%

$1,250 a month or less21%

$1,251–$3,333 a month21%

Over $3,333 a month58%

Jobs Clifton residents hold

349 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)12%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)68%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month31%

Over $3,333 a month58%

+58%

Jobs based in Clifton, 2013 → 2023: 24 → 38. 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.