Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Hersey
For 6% of workers, the job is at home (Maine 16%). Hardly any work in Hersey itself; outside it, Sherman draws the most (16%, 13 miles). The average commute, 25 minutes each way, matches the Maine norm.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Hersey, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 25 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 53 people are in Hersey on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.
0.00 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 2023, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Hersey’s residents
Where Hersey clocks in
12% of workers
8% 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.
Hersey’s commute takes about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hersey workers work from home, vs 16% across Maine. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 16 commuters (the 6% 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 it is to work from Hersey
About 40% 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 Hersey
The biggest share goes to Dyer Brook (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hersey workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hersey | – | — | — | 25 min | $31,250 |
| Mount Chase | under 4% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Dyer Brook | 4% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Moro plantation | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Crystal | under 4% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Mount Chase, Dyer Brook, Moro plantation and Crystal: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hersey’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 Hersey: questions
What is the median household income in Hersey?
$31,250 (±$26,494) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,733 across Maine and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hersey?
21.3%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hersey?
25 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hersey work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sherman (16%, 13 mi), Augusta (12%, 138 mi), Island Falls (8%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hersey without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 17% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hersey, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hersey
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.