Work & commute · Waltham

Work & commute in Waltham, ME

Most working residents leave Waltham for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Ellsworth (23%), Bangor (8%) and Bar Harbor (6%). Half commute less than 22 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 160 working residents

Typical commute

22 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

41 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 160 Waltham residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 22 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Waltham.

160live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

22work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Waltham goes to work

Ellsworth10 mi away

23%37

Bangor26.1 mi away

8%12

Bar Harbor18.6 mi away

6%10

Eastbrook4.4 mi away

4%7

Amherst14.9 mi away

3%5

Mount Desert22.9 mi away

3%5

Brewer22.4 mi away

3%4

Portland117.1 mi away

3%4

Hancock9.6 mi away

3%4

Mariaville6.8 mi away

2%3

Everywhere elseother towns and states

43%69

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

How far

How far Waltham commutes

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

18%

51%

14%

18%

18%Under 10 mi

51%10–24 mi

14%25–50 mi

18%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Waltham is a commuter town

0.14jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Waltham are

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

Jobs based in Waltham

22 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)77%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)23%

$1,250 a month or less9%

$1,251–$3,333 a month9%

Over $3,333 a month82%

Jobs Waltham residents hold

160 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)22%

Trade, transport & utilities30%

Services (health, schools, offices…)48%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month54%

−27%

Jobs based in Waltham, 2013 → 2023: 30 → 22. 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.