With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Caratunk works elsewhere
There are 2 jobs in Caratunk, against 30 working residents. Hardly any work in Caratunk itself; outside it, Skowhegan draws the most (10%, 33 miles). 0% of workers work from home, where Maine as a whole has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Caratunk
On a workday 30 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 54 people are in Caratunk on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
The places Caratunk commutes to
Where Caratunk clocks in
10% of workers
7% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Caratunk
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Caratunk, 2013 → 2023: 15 → 2. 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 Caratunk’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Caratunk
of Caratunk workers work from home, vs 16% across Maine. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 44 commuters (the 0% 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.
Where in the region Caratunk works
About 40% 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.
Caratunk and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Caratunk workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caratunk | – | — | — | — | $73,235 |
| Moscow | under 4% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| The Forks plantation | under 4% | — | — | 35 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Moscow and The Forks plantation: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Caratunk’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 Caratunk: questions
What is the median household income in Caratunk?
$73,235 (±$9,569) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,733 across Maine and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Caratunk?
0.0%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Caratunk work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Skowhegan (10%, 33 mi), Jackman (7%, 31 mi), Carrabassett Valley (7%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Caratunk 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 Caratunk, from the people who make the trip.
More of Caratunk
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.