Work and commuting in Edinburg
The Census job records count 52 working residents of Edinburg and no jobs based in it. Hardly any stay in Edinburg for work; outside it, Bangor is the main destination (21%, 24 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 40 minutes, next to 25 for Maine and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Edinburg on a workday afternoon
On a workday 52 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 84 people are in Edinburg on a workday afternoon, 38% fewer than live here.
0.00 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Edinburg ends
Where Edinburg clocks in
21% of workers
10% 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.
About 40 minutes each way for Edinburg’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Edinburg workers work from home, vs 16% across Maine. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 57 commuters (the 16% 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 Edinburg goes to work
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.
The towns around Edinburg
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
Darker towns draw more of Edinburg’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 Edinburg: questions
What is the median household income in Edinburg?
$69,583 (±$38,023) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,733 across Maine and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Edinburg?
1.7%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Edinburg?
40 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Edinburg work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bangor (21%, 24 mi), Old Town (10%, 15 mi), Brewer (6%, 27 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Edinburg 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 Edinburg, from the people who make the trip.
More of Edinburg
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.