Moose River Congregational Church · Photo: Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0Jobs and earnings in Jackman, and the trip to work
11.9% of residents are in poverty, against 10.7% across Maine. Commuters spend 27 minutes getting to work on average, next to 25 for Maine and 26 for the U.S. Jackman has 344 jobs for 417 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Jackman in brief
Most jobs in Jackman go to people who live here
Of the 344 jobs based in Jackman, 53% are held by Jackman residents. In most towns, people from elsewhere hold most of the local jobs. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
34% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Many jobs in Jackman pay little
31% of the jobs based in Jackman pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. The jobs ↓
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 417 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The workday shuffle in and out of Jackman
On a workday 235 residents head out to work, 182 work right here, and 162 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 (0.82 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Jackman
About 34% 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.
Goods, not services: 42% of the jobs in Jackman
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jackman, 2013 → 2023: 239 → 344. 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 Jackman’s own residents hold wherever they work.
12% of working residents work in Moose River
Where Jackman clocks in
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.
Commuting from Jackman: about 27 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Jackman workers work from home, vs 16% across Maine. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 271 commuters (the 12% 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.
The towns next door employ 12% of Jackman
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Jackman workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackman | – | — | — | 27 min | $33,625 |
| Moose River | 12% | — | — | 15 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Moose River: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Moose River. Darker towns draw more of Jackman’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 Jackman: questions
What is the median household income in Jackman?
$33,625 (±$18,912) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,733 across Maine and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Jackman?
11.9%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Jackman?
27 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Jackman work?
44% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Moose River (12%, 6 mi), Skowhegan (3%, 64 mi), Moscow (3%, 36 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Jackman without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Jackman, from the people who make the trip.
More of Jackman
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.