Work & commute · Moose River

Work & commute in Moose River, ME

Most working residents leave Moose River for work: only 13% work in town. The top destinations are Jackman (46%), Bangor (3%) and Skowhegan (3%). Half commute less than 3 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

13%

12 of 93 working residents

Typical commute

3 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

15 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 81 Moose River residents head out of town to work, 12 work right here, and 72 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Moose River.

81live here, work elsewhere

12live and work here

72work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Moose River goes to work

Jackman6.2 mi away

46%43

Moose River (in town)right here

13%12

Bangor92.2 mi away

3%3

Skowhegan70.4 mi away

3%3

Moscow42.6 mi away

3%3

Farmington71 mi away

3%3

South Portland143.2 mi away

2%2

Augusta97.5 mi away

2%2

Rangeley56.3 mi away

2%2

Boca Raton, FL1442.6 mi away

1%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

20%19

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

How far

How far Moose River commutes

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

60%

34%

60%Under 10 mi

0%10–24 mi

5%25–50 mi

34%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Moose River is balanced between jobs and homes

0.90jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.90 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Moose River are

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

Jobs based in Moose River

84 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)85%

Trade, transport & utilities4%

Services (health, schools, offices…)12%

$1,250 a month or less24%

$1,251–$3,333 a month23%

Over $3,333 a month54%

Jobs Moose River residents hold

93 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)33%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)45%

$1,250 a month or less28%

$1,251–$3,333 a month32%

Over $3,333 a month40%

−61%

Jobs based in Moose River, 2013 → 2023: 218 → 84. 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.