Embden Town House · Photo: Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0Embden has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 73 jobs in Embden for 378 working residents. Only 1% work in Embden itself; outside it, Skowhegan draws the most (8%, 18 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 33 minutes (Maine 25, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Embden at work: what stands out
Embden is a place people come home to
There are 73 jobs based in Embden, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Embden has about 650 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Embden workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 25 across Maine. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
30% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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 378 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who commutes out of Embden, and who commutes in
On a workday 373 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 68 people come in from elsewhere.
About 650 people are in Embden on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
The trip to work from Embden: about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Embden workers work from home, vs 16% across Maine. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 283 commuters (the 19% 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.
The distance from Embden to work
About 30% 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.
Out of Embden to work: where people go
Where Embden clocks in
8% of workers
7% of workers
7% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 33% of the jobs in Embden
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Embden, 2013 → 2023: 72 → 73. 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 Embden’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How Embden compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Anson (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Embden workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Embden | – | — | — | 33 min | $56,875 |
| Solon | under 3% | C− | B− | 52 min | $69,205 |
| Anson | 6% | C− | C+ | 33 min | $52,474 |
| New Portland | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. New Portland: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Embden’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 Embden: questions
What is the median household income in Embden?
$56,875 (±$23,470) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,733 across Maine and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Embden?
12.2%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Embden?
33 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Embden work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Skowhegan (8%, 18 mi), Carrabassett Valley (7%, 19 mi), Kingfield (7%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Embden 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 Embden, from the people who make the trip.
More of Embden
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.