Work & commute · Orono

Work & commute in Orono, ME

About one in 4 of Orono’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Bangor (29%), Brewer (4%) and Augusta (3%). Half commute less than 8 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

23%

653 of 2,888 working residents

Typical commute

8 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

15 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

11%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 2,235 Orono residents head out of town to work, 653 work right here, and 3,748 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Orono.

2,235live here, work elsewhere

653live and work here

3,748work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Orono goes to work

Bangor4.4 mi away

29%839

Orono (in town)right here

23%653

Brewer6.7 mi away

4%109

Augusta61.8 mi away

3%98

Portland112.1 mi away

3%91

Old Town5 mi away

3%87

South Portland115.4 mi away

2%54

Lewiston89.4 mi away

1%40

Auburn92.6 mi away

1%36

Hampden12.5 mi away

1%36

Everywhere elseother towns and states

29%845

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

How far

How far Orono commutes

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

58%

30%

58%Under 10 mi

5%10–24 mi

7%25–50 mi

30%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Orono is a job hub

1.52jobs per working resident

A job hub

1.5 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Orono are

4,401 jobs are based in Orono. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Orono’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Orono

4,401 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)9%

Trade, transport & utilities4%

Services (health, schools, offices…)87%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month26%

Over $3,333 a month61%

Jobs Orono residents hold

2,888 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)7%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)76%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month28%

Over $3,333 a month57%

−7%

Jobs based in Orono, 2013 → 2023: 4,720 → 4,401. 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.