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Jobs & commute in Hanover

With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Hanover works elsewhere

There are 27 jobs in Hanover, against 104 working residents. Only 2% stay in Hanover for work; outside it, Bethel is the main destination (30%, 4 miles). Working from home is the commute for 25% of workers; Maine has 16%.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

27 jobs based here
Household income
$55K
median · Maine $75K
Poverty
18.8%
Maine 10.7%
Unemployment
3.4%
Maine 3.8% · U.S. 5.2%
Time each way
22 min
Maine 25 · U.S. 26
Work in town
2%
2 of 104 working residents
Work from home
25%
Maine 16% · U.S. 15%
Day and night

The daily flow of workers through Hanover

On a workday 102 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 25 people come in from elsewhere.

102live here, work elsewhere
2live and work here
25work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night300
Workday230
300live here− 100head out to work+ 25come in to work= 230on a workday

About 230 people are in Hanover on a workday afternoon, 25% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.26jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

The places Hanover commutes to

South Portland: 2 residents work here (2%)Portland: 3 residents work here (3%)Lewiston: 4 residents work here (4%)Bangor: 2 residents work here (2%)AuburnKeeneWest ParisParis: 9 residents work here (9%)HanoverGreenwood: 3 residents work here (3%)Newry: 3 residents work here (3%)Bethel: 31 residents work here (30%)Rumford: 3 residents work here (3%)WoodstockConway: 3 residents work here (3%)BethelParisLewistonPortlandGreenwoodNewryHanover
1
Bethel3.6 mi away
30%31
2
Paris20.8 mi away
9%9
3
Lewiston39.5 mi away
4%4
4
Portland65.5 mi away
3%3
5
Greenwood11 mi away
3%3
6
Newry6.3 mi away
3%3
7
Rumford7 mi away
3%3
8
Conway, NH37.6 mi away
3%3
9
South Portland63.7 mi away
2%2
10
Bangor98.4 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
39%41
The top trips

Where Hanover clocks in

30% of workers
3.6 mi awayBethel31 Hanover residents work here · Jobs & commute →
9% of workers
20.8 mi awayParis9 Hanover residents work here · Jobs & commute →
4% of workers
39.5 mi awayLewiston4 Hanover residents work here · Jobs & commute →

Lines 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 jobs

Goods, not services: 41% of the jobs in Hanover

Jobs based in HanoverJobs Hanover residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms41%14%
Trade, transport & utilities0%19%
Services: health, schools, offices59%66%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less44%20%
$1,251–$3,333 a month30%31%
Over $3,333 a month26%49%

Who does it

29 or younger0%16%
30 to 5448%53%
55 and older52%31%
+108%

Jobs based in Hanover, 2013 → 2023: 13 → 27. 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 Hanover’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

About 22 minutes to work from Hanover

A year of commuting
172 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Hanover22 min
Maine25 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
25%

of Hanover workers work from home, vs 16% across Maine. Their commute is the hallway.

About 3 in 10
How Hanover gets to work
96%Drive alone
4%Carpool

Share of the 84 commuters (the 25% 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

Miles to work from Hanover

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miBethel: 30% · 3.6 miParis: 9% · 20.8 miLewiston: 4% · 39.5 miPortland: 3% · 65.5 miGreenwood: 3% · 11 miNewry: 3% · 6.3 miRumford: 3% · 7 miConway: 3% · 37.6 miSouth Portland: 2% · 63.7 miBangor: 2% · 98.4 miBethel 30%Paris 9%Lewiston 4%Portland 3%Greenwood 3%Hanover
HanoverTop destinations (size = commuters)
45%Under 10 mi47 residents
18%10–24 mi19 residents
20%25–50 mi21 residents
16%Over 50 mi17 residents

About 16% 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.

Next door

33% of Hanover works in a bordering town

Bethel: 30% of workers work hereNewry: 3% of workers work hereBethelNewryHanover
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Hanover22 min
Newry25 min
Bethel26 min
Bethel30% of Hanover works hereNewry3% of Hanover works here

Jobs & commute next door

TownHanover workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Hanover–——22 min$55,417
Bethel30%DC26 min$58,929
Newry3%——25 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Newry: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

The biggest share goes to Bethel. Darker towns draw more of Hanover’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Hanover: questions

What is the median household income in Hanover?

$55,417 (±$51,958) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,733 across Maine and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Hanover?

18.8%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Hanover?

22 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally. 25% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Hanover work?

2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bethel (30%, 4 mi), Paris (9%, 21 mi), Lewiston (4%, 40 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Hanover 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 Hanover, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Hanover

Hanover home →
22min commute
HandbookGetting around HanoverRoads, buses, parking and the basics
shortest commutes
RankingsTop towns in MEShortest commutes, work from home & more

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.