About half of Glenburn’s working residents commute to Bangor
Jobs and income earn Glenburn A−; getting around on foot earns it D. Only 5% work in Glenburn itself; outside it, Bangor draws the most (46%, 5 miles). Household incomes here are higher than in 75% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Glenburn at work: what stands out
Nearly half of Glenburn works in Bangor
972 working residents, 46%, have their main job in Bangor, 5.2 miles away. That’s 9 times as many as work in Glenburn itself. The commute map ↓
Short distances, slow trips
Half of Glenburn’s working residents have a job less than 8 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 30 minutes, longer than the Maine average of 25. Time on the road ↓
Glenburn is a place people come home to
There are 382 jobs based in Glenburn, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Glenburn has about 3,100 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Most Glenburn residents work close to home
65% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. How far ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
43% of the jobs in Glenburn are in trade, transport and utilities, against 23% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
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.
Where Glenburn’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Glenburn is better than 76% of U.S. towns, #25 of 143 in Maine. Unemployment holds Glenburn’s grade up (1.6%, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 38% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Glenburn could be anywhere from B− to A.
Where Glenburn’s working residents head each day
Where Glenburn clocks in
46% of workers
8% 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 30 minutes each way for Glenburn’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Glenburn workers work from home, vs 16% across Maine. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,484 commuters (the 10% 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 Glenburn, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 2,014 residents head out to work, 108 work right here, and 274 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,100 people are in Glenburn on a workday afternoon, 36% fewer than live here.
0.18 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 2023, primary jobs.
Half of Glenburn commutes less than 8 miles
About 15% 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.
Inside Glenburn’s 382 jobs
382 jobs are based in Glenburn.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Glenburn, 2013 → 2023: 272 → 382. 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 Glenburn’s own residents hold wherever they work.
For most of Glenburn, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Glenburn is more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns, #136 of 143 in Maine. Both inputs place Glenburn 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 2,767 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). 1.8% of Glenburn households have no vehicle (Maine 6.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Glenburn’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 3,753 U.S. towns of 3,400 to 6,500, Glenburn comes 971st on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
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| 344 | North Yarmouth ME | 4,424 | $129K | 4.8% | 1.9% | 7% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 728 | Arundel ME | 4,596 | $102K | 5.9% | 3.0% | 9% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 756 | Hollis ME | 5,003 | $96K | 5.7% | 1.8% | 6% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 969 | St. Helena CA | 5,194 | $149K | 5.1% | 4.6% | 27% | A− |
| 970 | Clear Creek Township IN | 5,228 | $84K | 3.2% | 2.7% | 4% | A− |
| 971 | Glenburn ME | 4,825 | $97K | 7.1% | 1.6% | 5% | A− |
| 972 | Kennebunkport ME | 3,717 | $103K | 4.6% | 3.7% | 14% | A− |
| 973 | Daleville VA | 3,797 | $103K | 5.5% | 4.1% | 7% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,753 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Glenburn, the top three, the last and three more from Maine.
Around Glenburn: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Orono (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Glenburn workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenburn | – | A− | D | 30 min | $97,474 |
| Orono | 4% | B+ | A− | 15 min | $61,528 |
| Levant | under 2% | C+ | D | 31 min | $86,071 |
| Hermon | 4% | A− | D | 23 min | $96,629 |
| Kenduskeag | under 2% | C | D | 26 min | $79,792 |
| Hudson | under 2% | C+ | D− | 31 min | $67,933 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Glenburn’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 Glenburn: questions
What is the median household income in Glenburn?
$97,474 (±$25,818) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,733 across Maine and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Glenburn?
7.1%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Glenburn?
30 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Glenburn work?
5% work in town.
Is Glenburn walkable?
Glenburn is more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.1 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Glenburn 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 Glenburn, from the people who make the trip.
More of Glenburn
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.