Gallison Memorial Library · Photo: Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 3.0Earning a living in Harrington
About one in ten work in Harrington itself; outside it, Machias draws the most (7%, 19 miles). 2% of workers work from home, where Maine as a whole has 16%. A typical one-way commute lasts 20 minutes, next to 25 for Maine and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Harrington and work: the main findings
A lot of Harrington works one town over
25% of working residents work in a town that borders Harrington: Milbridge (7%), Addison (6%) and Cherryfield (6%). Next door ↓
Few Harrington workers work from home
Only 2% of workers work from home, against 16% across Maine. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Commutes from Harrington are quick
The average trip to work takes 20 minutes, against 25 across Maine. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Maine 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 288 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
From Harrington, about 20 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Harrington workers work from home, vs 16% across Maine. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 396 commuters (the 2% 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.
A workday in Harrington: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 256 residents head out to work, 32 work right here, and 224 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 (0.89 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.
Where Harrington’s working residents head each day
Where Harrington clocks in
7% of workers
7% 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.
Jobs in Harrington: what the 256 are
256 jobs are based in Harrington.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Harrington, 2013 → 2023: 203 → 256. 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 Harrington’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Harrington commutes less than 17 miles
About 22% 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.
Harrington and its neighbors: 25% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Harrington workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrington | – | — | — | 20 min | $64,861 |
| Milbridge | 7% | D | B | 18 min | $60,536 |
| Addison | 6% | D− | C− | 27 min | $50,524 |
| Cherryfield | 6% | D− | B | 30 min | $37,115 |
| Columbia | 6% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Columbia: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Milbridge. Darker towns draw more of Harrington’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 Harrington: questions
What is the median household income in Harrington?
$64,861 (±$17,361) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,733 across Maine and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Harrington?
13.7%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Harrington?
20 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Harrington work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Machias (7%, 19 mi), Milbridge (7%, 9 mi), Cherryfield (6%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Harrington without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Harrington, from the people who make the trip.
More of Harrington
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.