With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Blaine works elsewhere
For 6% of workers, the job is at home (Maine 16%). 67 jobs are based in Blaine, against 215 working residents. Only 3% work in Blaine; the top destination outside it is Presque Isle (31%, 16 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Blaine stands out on work
31% of Blaine works in Presque Isle
67 working residents, 31%, have their main job in Presque Isle, 16 miles away. That’s 10 times as many as work in Blaine itself. The commute map ↓
Commutes from Blaine are quick
The average trip to work takes 19 minutes, against 25 across Maine. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical Maine worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 215 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Commuting out of Blaine: the destinations
Where Blaine clocks in
31% of workers
25% of workers
5% 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.
Each way, about 19 minutes from Blaine
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Blaine workers work from home, vs 16% across Maine. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 330 commuters (the 7% 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.
The daily commute in and out of Blaine
On a workday 208 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 60 people come in from elsewhere.
About 510 people are in Blaine on a workday afternoon, 22% 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.
69% of the jobs in Blaine pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Blaine, 2013 → 2023: 38 → 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 Blaine’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Blaine commutes
About 26% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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.
Next door is work for 25% of Blaine
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
The biggest share goes to Mars Hill. Darker towns draw more of Blaine’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 Blaine: questions
What is the median household income in Blaine?
$80,707 (±$24,412) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,733 across Maine and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Blaine?
5.7%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Blaine?
19 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Blaine work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Presque Isle (31%, 16 mi), Mars Hill (25%, 5 mi), Bangor (5%, 123 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Blaine without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Blaine, from the people who make the trip.
More of Blaine
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.