Photo: pfly from Pugetopolis, upload by Herrick 07:31, 26 September 2007 (UTC) · CC BY-SA 2.0Jobs and the daily commute in Eustis
Eustis has 302 jobs, and 286 of its residents work somewhere. About one in three work in Eustis; the top destination outside it is Carrabassett Valley (14%, 14 miles). The average commute takes 12 minutes each way, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Eustis
Commutes from Eustis are quick
The average trip to work takes 12 minutes, against 25 across Maine. That’s about 100 hours a year less on the road than the typical Maine worker. Time on the road ↓
The jobs in Eustis pay better than its residents’ jobs
57% of the jobs based in Eustis pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 39% of the jobs Eustis residents hold. 70% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside Eustis. The jobs ↓
A big share show a job far from home
31% 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 286 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
From Eustis, about 12 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Eustis workers work from home, vs 16% across Maine. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 147 commuters (the 12% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 39% of the jobs in Eustis
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Eustis, 2013 → 2023: 174 → 302. 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 Eustis’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Eustis works
About 31% 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.
A workday in Eustis: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 195 residents head out to work, 91 work right here, and 211 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 (1.06 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 Eustis: the destinations
Where Eustis clocks in
14% of workers
3% of workers
3% 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.
The towns around Eustis
The biggest share goes to Coplin plantation (3%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Eustis workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eustis | – | — | — | 12 min | $32,118 |
| Coplin plantation | 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Coplin plantation: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Eustis’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 Eustis: questions
What is the median household income in Eustis?
$32,118 (±$11,372) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,733 across Maine and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Eustis?
23.0%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Eustis?
12 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Eustis work?
32% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Carrabassett Valley (14%, 14 mi), Rangeley (3%, 18 mi), Kingfield (3%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Eustis without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Eustis, from the people who make the trip.
More of Eustis
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.