Cambridge has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
14 jobs are based in Cambridge; 162 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Cambridge for work; outside it, Bangor is the main destination (9%, 36 miles). Working from home is the commute for 2% of workers, against 16% across Maine.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Cambridge on a workday afternoon
On a workday 161 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.
About 310 people are in Cambridge on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
Where the trip to work from Cambridge ends
Where Cambridge clocks in
9% of workers
7% of workers
6% 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.
Goods jobs make up 79% of work in Cambridge
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cambridge, 2013 → 2023: 13 → 14. 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 Cambridge’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Cambridge, about 41 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cambridge workers work from home, vs 16% across Maine. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 237 commuters (the 2% 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.
How many miles Cambridge commutes
About 24% 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.
Around Cambridge: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cambridge workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | – | — | — | 41 min | $63,194 |
| Ripley | under 4% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Wellington | under 4% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Parkman | under 4% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Harmony | under 4% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Ripley, Wellington, Parkman and Harmony: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cambridge’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 Cambridge: questions
What is the median household income in Cambridge?
$63,194 (±$38,706) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,733 across Maine and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cambridge?
14.1%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cambridge?
41 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cambridge work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bangor (9%, 36 mi), Newport (7%, 17 mi), Pittsfield (6%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Cambridge 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 Cambridge, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cambridge
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.