Harmony has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Employers in Harmony report 84 jobs, against 365 working residents. Only 5% stay in Harmony for work; outside it, Skowhegan is the main destination (15%, 16 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 32 minutes (Maine 25, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Harmony at work: what stands out
Harmony is a place people come home to
There are 84 jobs based in Harmony, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Harmony has about 550 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Harmony workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 25 across Maine. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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 365 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Harmony by day and by night
On a workday 345 residents head out to work, 20 work right here, and 64 people come in from elsewhere.
About 550 people are in Harmony on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
How long Harmony spends getting to work: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Harmony workers work from home, vs 16% across Maine. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 368 commuters (the 15% 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.
Where Harmony goes to work
Where Harmony clocks in
15% of workers
6% 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.
In Harmony, 48% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Harmony, 2013 → 2023: 76 → 84. 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 Harmony’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Harmony commutes
About 24% 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.
Work in the towns next to Harmony
The biggest share goes to Athens (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Harmony workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony | – | — | — | 32 min | $54,063 |
| Athens | 8% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Cambridge | under 2% | — | — | 41 min | — |
| Wellington | under 2% | — | — | 38 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Athens, Cambridge and Wellington: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Harmony’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 Harmony: questions
What is the median household income in Harmony?
$54,063 (±$13,154) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,733 across Maine and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Harmony?
15.8%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Harmony?
32 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Harmony work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Skowhegan (15%, 16 mi), Athens (8%, 6 mi), Bangor (6%, 38 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Harmony 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 Harmony, from the people who make the trip.
More of Harmony
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.