Work & commute · Merrill

Work & commute in Merrill, ME

Most working residents leave Merrill for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Houlton (12%), Island Falls (10%) and Sherman (9%). Half commute less than 21 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 77 working residents

Typical commute

21 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

29 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

13%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 77 Merrill residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Merrill.

77live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

7work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Merrill goes to work

Houlton20.4 mi away

12%9

Island Falls13.1 mi away

10%8

Sherman19.9 mi away

9%7

Dyer Brook5.5 mi away

8%6

Stacyville21.9 mi away

6%5

South Portland201.3 mi away

4%3

Bangor96 mi away

4%3

Millinocket41.2 mi away

4%3

Patten16.4 mi away

4%3

Augusta145.5 mi away

3%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

36%28

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

How far

How far Merrill commutes

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

16%

40%

12%

32%

16%Under 10 mi

40%10–24 mi

12%25–50 mi

32%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Merrill is a commuter town

0.09jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Merrill are

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

Jobs based in Merrill

7 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)43%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)57%

$1,250 a month or less71%

$1,251–$3,333 a month14%

Over $3,333 a month14%

Jobs Merrill residents hold

77 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)16%

Trade, transport & utilities31%

Services (health, schools, offices…)53%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month38%

Over $3,333 a month45%

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.