Work & commute · Stetson

Work & commute in Stetson, ME

Most working residents leave Stetson for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Bangor (28%), Etna (6%) and Hermon (5%). Half commute less than 18 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

17 of 571 working residents

Typical commute

18 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

32 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 554 Stetson residents head out of town to work, 17 work right here, and 74 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Stetson.

554live here, work elsewhere

17live and work here

74work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Stetson goes to work

Bangor17 mi away

28%158

Etna8.2 mi away

6%34

Hermon11.2 mi away

5%31

Newport4.6 mi away

5%28

Brewer20.5 mi away

4%22

Augusta48.2 mi away

4%22

Stetson (in town)right here

3%17

Pittsfield16.9 mi away

3%15

Hampden15.9 mi away

3%15

Portland100.9 mi away

2%12

Everywhere elseother towns and states

38%217

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

How far

How far Stetson commutes

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

16%

51%

15%

18%

16%Under 10 mi

51%10–24 mi

15%25–50 mi

18%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Stetson is a commuter town

0.16jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Stetson are

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

Jobs based in Stetson

91 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)27%

Trade, transport & utilities10%

Services (health, schools, offices…)63%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month54%

Jobs Stetson residents hold

571 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)19%

Trade, transport & utilities25%

Services (health, schools, offices…)56%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month57%

+42%

Jobs based in Stetson, 2013 → 2023: 64 → 91. 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.