Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domainCape Neddick has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.5 for each
35% of workers have no commute at all (Maine 16%). Employers in Cape Neddick report 489 jobs for 931 working residents. Only 4% work in Cape Neddick itself; outside it, York draws the most (30%, 2 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Cape Neddick, in a few figures
A lot of Cape Neddick works from home
35% of Cape Neddick workers work from home, against 16% across Maine. Time on the road ↓
Cape Neddick has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Cape Neddick went from 326 in 2013 to 489 in 2023, +50%. The jobs ↓
Cape Neddick’s workforce skews older
39% of Cape Neddick’s working residents are 55 or older. The jobs ↓
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 931 working residents, small shifts move the shares; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
The trip to work from Cape Neddick: about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cape Neddick workers work from home, vs 16% across Maine. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 519 commuters (the 35% 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.
Jobs in Cape Neddick: what the 489 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cape Neddick, 2013 → 2023: 326 → 489. 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 Cape Neddick’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who leaves Cape Neddick for work, and who comes in
On a workday 894 residents head out to work, 37 work right here, and 452 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,000 people are in Cape Neddick on a workday afternoon, 18% 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 Cape Neddick goes to work
Where Cape Neddick clocks in
10% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Cape Neddick
About 16% 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.
Cape Neddick and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cape Neddick workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Neddick | – | — | — | 18 min | $108,412 |
| York Harbor | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. York Harbor: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cape Neddick’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 Cape Neddick: questions
What is the median household income in Cape Neddick?
$108,412 (±$52,346) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,733 across Maine and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cape Neddick?
12.0%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cape Neddick?
18 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally. 35% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cape Neddick work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are York (30%, 2 mi), Portsmouth (10%, 11 mi), Portland (6%, 39 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Cape Neddick 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 Cape Neddick, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cape Neddick
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.