Haynesville has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 3 jobs in Haynesville, against 33 working residents. Hardly any work in Haynesville itself; outside it, Houlton draws the most (36%, 26 miles). 0% of workers work from home; Maine has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Haynesville
On a workday 33 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 69 people are in Haynesville on a workday afternoon, 30% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Out of Haynesville to work: where people go
Where Haynesville clocks in
36% of workers
3% 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.
67% of the jobs in Haynesville make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Haynesville, 2014 → 2024: 3 → 3. 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 Haynesville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 39 minutes from Haynesville
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Haynesville workers work from home, vs 16% across Maine. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 69 commuters (the 0% 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 Haynesville’s workers travel
About 19% 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.
How Haynesville compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Haynesville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haynesville | – | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Orient | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Weston | under 4% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Reed plantation | under 4% | — | — | 54 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Orient, Weston and Reed plantation: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Haynesville’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 Haynesville: questions
What is the poverty rate in Haynesville?
2.3%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Haynesville?
39 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Haynesville work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Houlton (36%, 26 mi), Linneus (6%, 18 mi), Waterville (3%, 118 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Haynesville without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Haynesville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Haynesville
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.