Jonesboro Union Church · Photo: Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 3.0Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Jonesboro
Working from home is the commute for 3% of workers; Maine has 16%. Only 5% work in Jonesboro; the top destination outside it is Machias (18%, 8 miles). The average commute takes 19 minutes each way, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Jonesboro, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 162 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 95 people come in from elsewhere.
About 540 people are in Jonesboro on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
0.61 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.
Where Jonesboro’s working residents head each day
Where Jonesboro clocks in
18% of workers
15% 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.
What the 104 jobs in Jonesboro are
104 jobs are based in Jonesboro.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jonesboro, 2013 → 2023: 58 → 104. 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 Jonesboro’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Jonesboro: about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Jonesboro workers work from home, vs 16% across Maine. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 284 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.
How far it is to work from Jonesboro
About 32% 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.
Jonesboro and its neighbors: 17% work next door
The biggest share goes to Jonesport (15%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Jonesboro workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonesboro | – | — | — | 19 min | $63,750 |
| Addison | under 3% | D− | C− | 27 min | $50,524 |
| Jonesport | 15% | D | A− | 18 min | $67,500 |
| Roque Bluffs | under 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Columbia Falls | 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Whitneyville | under 3% | — | — | 18 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Roque Bluffs, Columbia Falls and Whitneyville: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Jonesboro’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 Jonesboro: questions
What is the median household income in Jonesboro?
$63,750 (±$14,007) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,733 across Maine and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Jonesboro?
14.0%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Jonesboro?
19 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Jonesboro work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Machias (18%, 8 mi), Jonesport (15%, 9 mi), Beals (9%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Jonesboro 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 Jonesboro, from the people who make the trip.
More of Jonesboro
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.