Work & commute · York

Work & commute in York, ME

About one in 3 of York’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Portsmouth (9%), Kittery (6%) and Portland (6%). Half commute less than 11 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

31%

1,500 of 4,869 working residents

Typical commute

11 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

24 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

26%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 3,369 York residents head out of town to work, 1,500 work right here, and 3,500 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in York.

3,369live here, work elsewhere

1,500live and work here

3,500work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where York goes to work

York (in town)right here

31%1,500

Portsmouth, NH12 mi away

9%436

Kittery11.1 mi away

6%301

Portland38.2 mi away

6%292

Dover, NH14.8 mi away

2%108

South Portland35.6 mi away

2%107

Ogunquit4.6 mi away

2%84

Wells10.3 mi away

2%80

Scarborough30.9 mi away

1%69

Lewiston67.2 mi away

1%63

Everywhere elseother towns and states

38%1,829

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

How far

How far York commutes

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

48%

20%

18%

14%

48%Under 10 mi

20%10–24 mi

18%25–50 mi

14%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

York is balanced between jobs and homes

1.03jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.03 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in York are

5,000 jobs are based in York. Here is what they are, next to the jobs York’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in York

5,000 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)16%

Trade, transport & utilities16%

Services (health, schools, offices…)68%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month25%

Over $3,333 a month60%

Jobs York residents hold

4,869 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)13%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)68%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month22%

Over $3,333 a month63%

+18%

Jobs based in York, 2013 → 2023: 4,229 → 5,000. 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.