Jobs and the daily commute in Great Pond
Hardly any work in Great Pond; the top destination outside it is Ellsworth (14%, 27 miles). Home is the office for 36% of workers; Maine has 16%. The trip to work takes 57 minutes on average, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Great Pond on a workday afternoon
On a workday 28 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 33 people are in Great Pond on a workday afternoon, 46% 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 Great Pond’s working residents head each day
Where Great Pond clocks in
14% of workers
11% 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.
Each way, about 57 minutes from Great Pond
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 18.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Great Pond workers work from home, vs 16% across Maine. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 7 commuters (the 36% 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 Great Pond to work
About 18% 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.
Great Pond and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Great Pond workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Pond | – | — | — | 57 min | $22,292 |
| Aurora | under 4% | — | — | 34 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Aurora: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Great Pond’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 Great Pond: questions
What is the median household income in Great Pond?
$22,292 (±$20,585) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,733 across Maine and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Great Pond?
14.3%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Great Pond?
57 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally. 36% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Great Pond work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ellsworth (14%, 27 mi), Bangor (11%, 25 mi), Gouldsboro (7%, 38 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Great Pond 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 Great Pond, from the people who make the trip.
More of Great Pond
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.