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Jobs & commute in Coplin plantation

Coplin plantation has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each

Employers in Coplin plantation report 26 jobs, against 63 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, against 16% across Maine. Below the poverty line: 17.6% of residents, next to 10.7% across Maine.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who leaves Coplin plantation for work, and who comes in

On a workday 60 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 23 people come in from elsewhere.

60live here, work elsewhere
3live and work here
23work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night130
Workday95
130live here− 60head out to work+ 23come in to work= 95on a workday

About 95 people are in Coplin plantation on a workday afternoon, 28% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.41jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.

The commute map

33% of working residents work in Eustis

AnaheimHallowellSouth Portland: 4 residents work here (6%)Portland: 1 residents work here (2%)Lewiston: 2 residents work here (3%)Auburn: 2 residents work here (3%)MethuenPortsmouth: 1 residents work here (2%)SkowheganFairfield: 1 residents work here (2%)Coplin plantationCarrabassett Valley: 7 residents work here (11%)TroySedgwickKingfield: 2 residents work here (3%)Eustis: 21 residents work here (33%)EustisCarrabassett ValleySouth PortlandLewistonAuburnKingfieldCoplin plantation
1
Eustis6.3 mi away
33%21
211%7
3
South Portland101.5 mi away
6%4
4
Coplin plantation (in town)right here
5%3
5
Lewiston70.9 mi away
3%2
6
Auburn70.6 mi away
3%2
7
Kingfield15.7 mi away
3%2
8
Portland101.9 mi away
2%1
9
Portsmouth, NH141.3 mi away
2%1
10
Fairfield50 mi away
2%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
30%19
The top trips

Where Coplin plantation clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

In Coplin plantation, services account for most jobs

Jobs based in Coplin plantationJobs Coplin plantation residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms4%21%
Trade, transport & utilities0%22%
Services: health, schools, offices96%57%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less42%24%
$1,251–$3,333 a month42%35%
Over $3,333 a month15%41%

Who does it

29 or younger12%14%
30 to 5454%46%
55 and older35%40%
+30%

Jobs based in Coplin plantation, 2014 → 2024: 20 → 26. 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 Coplin plantation’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Coplin plantation

Working from home
0%

of Coplin plantation workers work from home, vs 16% across Maine. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Coplin plantation gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 30 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.

How far

Half of Coplin plantation commutes less than 12 miles

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miEustis: 33% · 6.3 miCarrabassett Valley: 11% · 9.8 miSouth Portland: 6% · 101.5 miLewiston: 3% · 70.9 miAuburn: 3% · 70.6 miKingfield: 3% · 15.7 miPortland: 2% · 101.9 miPortsmouth: 2% · 141.3 miFairfield: 2% · 50 miEustis 33%South Portland 6%Lewiston 3%Auburn 3%Coplin plantation
Coplin plantationTop destinations (size = commuters)
46%Under 10 mi29 residents
17%10–24 mi11 residents
3%25–50 mi2 residents
33%Over 50 mi21 residents

About 33% 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.

Next door

Bordering towns draw 33% of Coplin plantation’s workers

Eustis: 33% of workers work hereEustisCoplin plantation
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Jobs & commute next door

TownCoplin plantation workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Coplin plantation–———$51,875
Eustis33%——12 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Eustis: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

The biggest share goes to Eustis. Darker towns draw more of Coplin plantation’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Coplin plantation: questions

What is the median household income in Coplin plantation?

$51,875 (±$15,931) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,733 across Maine and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Coplin plantation?

17.6%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Coplin plantation work?

5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Eustis (33%, 6 mi), Carrabassett Valley (11%, 10 mi), South Portland (6%, 102 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Can you get around Coplin plantation without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 16% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Coplin plantation, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Coplin plantation

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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.