For more than half of its working residents, Castle Hill is a commute to Presque Isle
Working residents average 19 minutes each way; Maine averages 25, the U.S. 26. Hardly any work in Castle Hill itself; outside it, Presque Isle draws the most (52%, 11 miles). Castle Hill has 7 jobs; 163 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Castle Hill, and who commutes in
On a workday 162 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.
About 210 people are in Castle Hill on a workday afternoon, 42% fewer than live here.
0.04 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 Castle Hill ends
Where Castle Hill clocks in
52% 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.
86% of the jobs in Castle Hill make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Castle Hill, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 7. 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 Castle Hill’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 19 minutes each way, quicker than most of Maine
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Castle Hill workers work from home, vs 16% across Maine. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 113 commuters (the 10% 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 distance from Castle Hill to work
About 17% 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 Castle Hill: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Mapleton (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Castle Hill workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Hill | – | — | — | 19 min | $54,250 |
| Wade | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Ashland | 1% | D− | C− | 21 min | $46,838 |
| Mapleton | 8% | C+ | C− | 28 min | $91,731 |
Same-state neighbors only. Wade: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Castle Hill’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 Castle Hill: questions
What is the median household income in Castle Hill?
$54,250 (±$14,071) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,733 across Maine and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Castle Hill?
4.3%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Castle Hill?
19 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Castle Hill work?
1% work in town.
Can you get around Castle Hill without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Castle Hill, from the people who make the trip.
More of Castle Hill
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.