Charlotte has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 3% stay in Charlotte for work; outside it, Calais is the main destination (17%, 10 miles). 57 jobs are based in Charlotte for 122 working residents. 2% of workers have no commute at all, where Maine as a whole has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Charlotte by day and by night
On a workday 118 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 53 people come in from elsewhere.
About 270 people are in Charlotte on a workday afternoon, 19% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Charlotte ends
Where Charlotte clocks in
17% of workers
10% of workers
8% 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 Charlotte
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Charlotte, 2014 → 2024: 25 → 57. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Charlotte’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Charlotte: about 24 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Charlotte workers work from home, vs 16% across Maine. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 148 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Charlotte
About 29% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Charlotte and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Pembroke (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Charlotte workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte | – | — | — | 24 min | $67,813 |
| Cooper | under 4% | — | — | 44 min | — |
| Meddybemps | under 4% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Baring plantation | under 4% | — | — | 13 min | — |
| Robbinston | under 4% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Pembroke | 4% | — | — | 35 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Cooper, Meddybemps, Baring plantation, Robbinston and Pembroke: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Charlotte’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 2024, 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 Charlotte: questions
What is the median household income in Charlotte?
$67,813 (±$17,522) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,733 across Maine and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Charlotte?
22.8%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Charlotte?
24 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Charlotte work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Calais (17%, 10 mi), Bangor (10%, 75 mi), Machias (8%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Charlotte without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Charlotte, from the people who make the trip.
More of Charlotte
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.