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Work & commute · Van Buren

Work & commute in Van Buren, ME

About one in 3 of Van Buren’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Caribou (12%), Madawaska (11%) and Presque Isle (10%). Half commute less than 22 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
33%
208 of 635 working residents
Typical commute
22 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
15 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
8%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 427 Van Buren residents head out of town to work, 208 work right here, and 217 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Van Buren.

427live here, work elsewhere
208live and work here
217work here, live elsewhere
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The map

Where Van Buren goes to work

South PortlandBangorAugustaPresque IsleCaribouFort FairfieldHamlinCyr plantationGrand IsleVan BurenNew SwedenWashburnFort KentCaswellHoultonLimestoneMadawaskaCaribouMadawaskaPresque IsleBangorWashburnAugustaFort KentLimestoneSouth PortlandVan Buren
1
Van Buren (in town)right here
33%208
2
Caribou24 mi away
12%75
3
Madawaska13.8 mi away
11%72
4
Presque Isle34 mi away
10%64
5
Bangor166.7 mi away
3%17
6
Washburn27.3 mi away
2%12
7
Augusta213.5 mi away
2%11
8
Fort Kent25.5 mi away
2%11
9
Limestone20.1 mi away
2%11
10
South Portland268.9 mi away
1%8
Everywhere elseother towns and states
23%146

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

How far

How far Van Buren commutes

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

33%Under 10 mi
27%10–24 mi
19%25–50 mi
21%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Van Buren is a commuter town

0.67jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Van Buren are

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

Jobs based in Van Buren

425 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)6%
Trade, transport & utilities29%
Services (health, schools, offices…)65%
$1,250 a month or less20%
$1,251–$3,333 a month41%
Over $3,333 a month39%

Jobs Van Buren residents hold

635 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)17%
Trade, transport & utilities20%
Services (health, schools, offices…)63%
$1,250 a month or less19%
$1,251–$3,333 a month42%
Over $3,333 a month39%
−15%

Jobs based in Van Buren, 2013 → 2023: 498 → 425. 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.

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