Photo: Denmarkmaine · CC BY-SA 3.0Denmark has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Denmark report 138 jobs for 439 working residents. The two grades for Denmark are C− for jobs and income and C for walkability. Only 5% work in Denmark itself; outside it, Conway draws the most (20%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Denmark, in a few figures
A lot of Denmark workers cross into New Hampshire
20% of Denmark workers work outside Maine, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Conway (20%) is one of the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
Denmark workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 25 across Maine. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 439 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Why Denmark gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty and job access, Denmark is better than 23% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Denmark’s grade up (8.9%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 6% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (2.7%) is left out: Denmark’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Denmark could be anywhere from D to C+.
Out of Denmark to work: where people go
Where Denmark clocks in
20% of workers
11% of workers
5% 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.
A commute of about 34 minutes in Denmark
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Denmark workers work from home, vs 16% across Maine. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 400 commuters (the 13% 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.
Who works in Denmark, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 418 residents head out to work, 21 work right here, and 117 people come in from elsewhere.
About 950 people are in Denmark on a workday afternoon, 24% 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.
In Denmark, 54% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Denmark, 2013 → 2023: 125 → 138. 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 Denmark’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Denmark
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.
Few in Denmark walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Denmark is more walkable than 26% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Denmark near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 458 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.6% of Denmark households have no vehicle (Maine 6.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Denmark’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 4,866 U.S. towns of 900 to 1,700, Denmark comes 3,146th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 378 | Ogunquit ME | 1,606 | $114K | 3.2% | 0.0% | 22% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 406 | Pownal ME | 1,645 | $104K | 5.5% | 0.7% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 782 | Edgecomb ME | 1,214 | $109K | 5.6% | 3.1% | 3% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,144 | St. John KS | 1,200 | $74K | 12.1% | 1.9% | 20% | C− |
| 3,145 | Hico TX | 1,496 | $68K | 11.5% | 2.6% | 16% | C− |
| 3,146 | Denmark ME | 1,253 | $64K | 8.9% | 2.7% | 5% | C− |
| 3,147 | Del Rey CA | 1,654 | $57K | 34.4% | 8.7% | 2% | C− |
| 3,148 | Rodney Village DE | 1,331 | $44K | 16.2% | 3.3% | 1% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,866 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Denmark, the top three, the last and three more from Maine.
18% of Denmark works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Fryeburg (11%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Denmark workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | – | C− | C | 34 min | $64,167 |
| Brownfield | 3% | C− | D | 44 min | $60,889 |
| Bridgton | 4% | C | C | 41 min | $77,500 |
| Fryeburg | 11% | C | B+ | 20 min | $56,076 |
| Sebago | under 2% | C− | D | 37 min | $78,438 |
| Hiram | under 2% | D | D− | 31 min | $62,813 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Denmark’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 Denmark: questions
What is the median household income in Denmark?
$64,167 (±$10,032) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,733 across Maine and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Denmark?
8.9%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Denmark?
34 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Denmark work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Conway (20%, 13 mi), Fryeburg (11%, 7 mi), Portland (5%, 40 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Denmark walkable?
Denmark is more walkable than 26% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.0 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Denmark without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Denmark, from the people who make the trip.
More of Denmark
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.