Work & commute · Jackman

Work & commute in Jackman, ME

44% of Jackman’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Moose River (12%), Skowhegan (3%) and Moscow (3%). Half commute less than 3 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

44%

182 of 417 working residents

Typical commute

3 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

27 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

12%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 235 Jackman residents head out of town to work, 182 work right here, and 162 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Jackman.

235live here, work elsewhere

182live and work here

162work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Jackman goes to work

Jackman (in town)right here

44%182

Moose River6.2 mi away

12%52

Skowhegan64.2 mi away

3%11

Moscow36.4 mi away

3%11

Farmington65.1 mi away

2%9

Bangor86.8 mi away

2%7

The Forks plantation25.1 mi away

2%7

Augusta91.3 mi away

1%6

Madison57.8 mi away

1%6

South Portland137.4 mi away

1%5

Everywhere elseother towns and states

29%121

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

How far

How far Jackman commutes

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

57%

34%

57%Under 10 mi

2%10–24 mi

6%25–50 mi

34%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Jackman is balanced between jobs and homes

0.82jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.82 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Jackman are

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

Jobs based in Jackman

344 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)42%

Trade, transport & utilities24%

Services (health, schools, offices…)34%

$1,250 a month or less31%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month37%

Jobs Jackman residents hold

417 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)35%

Trade, transport & utilities24%

Services (health, schools, offices…)41%

$1,250 a month or less24%

$1,251–$3,333 a month34%

Over $3,333 a month41%

+44%

Jobs based in Jackman, 2013 → 2023: 239 → 344. 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.