Doubling Point Light Station · Photo: Jameslwoodward · CC BY-SA 3.0With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Arrowsic works elsewhere
There are 67 jobs in Arrowsic, and 188 of its residents work somewhere. Only 1% work in Arrowsic; the top destination outside it is Bath (24%, 6 miles). The average commute takes 29 minutes each way, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Arrowsic by day
On a workday 186 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 65 people come in from elsewhere.
About 380 people are in Arrowsic on a workday afternoon, 24% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Arrowsic: the destinations
Where Arrowsic clocks in
24% of workers
9% of workers
9% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
75% of the jobs in Arrowsic pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Arrowsic, 2013 → 2023: 41 → 67. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Arrowsic’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 29 minutes from Arrowsic
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Arrowsic workers work from home, vs 16% across Maine. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 197 commuters (the 21% who work from home are left out). Across Maine: 84% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Short hops and long hauls from Arrowsic
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Bordering towns draw 36% of Arrowsic’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Arrowsic workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrowsic | – | — | — | 29 min | $99,107 |
| Georgetown | 3% | B | B | 30 min | $84,250 |
| Phippsburg | under 3% | B+ | C+ | 21 min | $107,833 |
| Woolwich | 9% | B+ | C− | 29 min | $102,175 |
| Bath | 24% | C+ | A | 24 min | $69,390 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Bath. Darker towns draw more of Arrowsic’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Arrowsic: questions
What is the median household income in Arrowsic?
$99,107 (±$26,717) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,733 across Maine and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Arrowsic?
16.1%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Arrowsic?
29 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Arrowsic work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bath (24%, 6 mi), Portland (9%, 25 mi), Woolwich (9%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Arrowsic without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Arrowsic, from the people who make the trip.
More of Arrowsic
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.