Households in Hartland earn less than those in 92% of U.S. towns
Home is the office for 3% of workers (Maine 16%). Poverty touches 16.0% of residents, against 10.7% across Maine. For jobs and income Hartland is better than 7% of U.S. towns (D); for walkability it is more walkable than 24% of U.S. towns (C−).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Hartland apart
Hartland’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Hartland is Bangor, 36 miles away as the crow flies. 9% of working residents (62) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Hartland is a place people come home to
There are 208 jobs based in Hartland, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Hartland has about 1,400 people in it, 25% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Hartland than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Hartland fell from 333 in 2014 to 208 in 2024, −38%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 683 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Hartland
The poverty rate holds Hartland’s grade up; household income pulls it down ($46,141, U.S. $80,734).
Unemployment (3.9%) is left out: Hartland’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Hartland could be anywhere from D− to C−.
The distance from Hartland to work
About 29% 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.
Who works in Hartland, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 648 residents head out to work, 35 work right here, and 173 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,400 people are in Hartland on a workday afternoon, 25% fewer than live here.
0.30 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.
The 208 jobs based in Hartland
208 jobs are based in Hartland.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hartland, 2014 → 2024: 333 → 208. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Hartland’s own residents hold wherever they work.
9% of working residents work in Bangor
Where Hartland clocks in
9% of workers
7% 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.
About 30 minutes each way for Hartland’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hartland workers work from home, vs 16% across Maine. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 642 commuters (the 3% 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.
Driving is how Hartland gets around
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 661 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). 1.4% of Hartland households have no vehicle (Maine 6.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Hartland’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Hartland is 5,218th of 5,921 U.S. towns of 1,300 to 2,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 287 | Dayton ME | 2,182 | $114K | 3.7% | 0.2% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 598 | Ogunquit ME | 1,606 | $114K | 3.2% | 0.0% | 24% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 651 | Pownal ME | 1,645 | $104K | 5.5% | 0.7% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,216 | Jefferson TX | 2,056 | $42K | 21.6% | 8.4% | 17% | D |
| 5,217 | Whiskey Run Township IN | 1,963 | $59K | 22.2% | 3.7% | 7% | D |
| 5,218 | Hartland ME | 1,890 | $46K | 16.0% | 3.9% | 5% | D |
| 5,219 | East Machias ME | 1,341 | $58K | 15.9% | 6.7% | 8% | D |
| 5,220 | Ripley NY | 2,255 | $53K | 15.0% | 4.0% | 9% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 5,921 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 7% | 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 Hartland, the top three, the last and three more from Maine.
How Hartland compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hartland workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartland | – | D | C− | 30 min | $46,141 |
| Athens | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| St. Albans | under 3% | D | C+ | 33 min | $65,600 |
| Canaan | under 3% | C | C | 34 min | $57,781 |
| Pittsfield | 7% | C− | B+ | 24 min | $57,381 |
| Palmyra | under 3% | C | C+ | 21 min | $60,543 |
| Cornville | under 3% | C | D | 28 min | $79,926 |
Same-state neighbors only. Athens: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Pittsfield. Darker towns draw more of Hartland’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 Hartland: questions
What is the median household income in Hartland?
$46,141 (±$16,324) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,733 across Maine and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hartland?
16.0%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hartland?
30 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hartland work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bangor (9%, 36 mi), Pittsfield (7%, 9 mi), Augusta (7%, 39 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Hartland walkable?
Hartland is more walkable than 24% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 6.0 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hartland without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hartland, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hartland
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. 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.