Work, pay and getting to work in Deblois
Hardly any work in Deblois; the top destination outside it is Danforth (33%, 64 miles). Working from home is the commute for 9% of workers (Maine 16%). Commuters spend 21 minutes getting to work on average, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Deblois on a workday
On a workday 18 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.83 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Deblois: the destinations
Where Deblois clocks in
11% of workers
11% 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.
Goods, not services: 87% of the jobs in Deblois
15 jobs are based in Deblois.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Deblois, 2013 → 2023: 50 → 15. 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 Deblois’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Deblois: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Deblois workers work from home, vs 16% across Maine. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 59 commuters (the 9% 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 Deblois’ workers travel
About 56% 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.
Deblois and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Deblois workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deblois | – | — | — | 21 min | $52,083 |
| Beddington | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Cherryfield | under 6% | D− | B | 30 min | $37,115 |
Same-state neighbors only. Beddington: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Deblois’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 Deblois: questions
What is the median household income in Deblois?
$52,083 (±$5,836) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,733 across Maine and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Deblois?
8.8%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Deblois?
21 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Deblois work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Danforth (33%, 64 mi), Bangor (11%, 40 mi), Machias (11%, 27 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Deblois 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 Deblois, from the people who make the trip.
More of Deblois
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.