About half of Kenduskeag’s working residents commute to Bangor
A typical one-way commute lasts 26 minutes (Maine 25, U.S. 26). Kenduskeag grades C for jobs and income and D for walkability. Hardly any work in Kenduskeag; the top destination outside it is Bangor (48%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Kenduskeag stands out on work
Nearly half of Kenduskeag works in Bangor
302 working residents, 48%, have their main job in Bangor, 9.1 miles away. That’s far more as work in Kenduskeag itself. The commute map ↓
Kenduskeag is a place people come home to
There are 56 jobs based in Kenduskeag, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Kenduskeag has about 840 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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 633 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Kenduskeag
On income, poverty and job access, Kenduskeag is better than 32% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Kenduskeag’s grade up ($79,792, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate pulls it down (15.9%, U.S. 12.5%).
Unemployment (2.1%) is left out: Kenduskeag’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, Kenduskeag could be anywhere from C− to B−.
The towns that employ Kenduskeag’s residents
Where Kenduskeag clocks in
48% of workers
6% 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.
How a workday changes Kenduskeag
On a workday 631 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 54 people come in from elsewhere.
About 840 people are in Kenduskeag on a workday afternoon, 41% fewer than live here.
0.09 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.
Inside Kenduskeag’s 56 jobs
56 jobs are based in Kenduskeag.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kenduskeag, 2013 → 2023: 86 → 56. 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 Kenduskeag’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Kenduskeag: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Kenduskeag workers work from home, vs 16% across Maine. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 589 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.
Where in the region Kenduskeag works
About 18% 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.
In Kenduskeag, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Kenduskeag is more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Kenduskeag near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 666 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). 5.7% of Kenduskeag households have no vehicle (Maine 6.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Kenduskeag’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 5,877 U.S. towns of 1,000 to 1,900, Kenduskeag comes 3,163rd on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 475 | Ogunquit ME | 1,606 | $114K | 3.2% | 0.0% | 22% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 511 | Pownal ME | 1,645 | $104K | 5.5% | 0.7% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 984 | Edgecomb ME | 1,214 | $109K | 5.6% | 3.1% | 3% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,161 | China TX | 1,343 | $55K | 11.8% | 9.4% | 1% | C |
| 3,162 | Windsor Township IL | 1,343 | $70K | 11.3% | 2.7% | 6% | C |
| 3,163 | Kenduskeag ME | 1,418 | $80K | 15.9% | 2.1% | <1% | C |
| 3,164 | Milan NH | 1,354 | $70K | 6.7% | 1.2% | 4% | C |
| 3,165 | Union Township PA | 1,517 | $76K | 12.9% | 4.9% | 2% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 5,877 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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 Kenduskeag, the top three, the last and three more from Maine.
Kenduskeag and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Glenburn (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kenduskeag workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenduskeag | – | C | D | 26 min | $79,792 |
| Levant | under 2% | C+ | D | 31 min | $86,071 |
| Glenburn | 6% | A− | D | 30 min | $97,474 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Kenduskeag’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 Kenduskeag: questions
What is the median household income in Kenduskeag?
$79,792 (±$14,244) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,733 across Maine and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kenduskeag?
15.9%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kenduskeag?
26 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kenduskeag work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bangor (48%, 9 mi), Brewer (6%, 13 mi), Glenburn (6%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Kenduskeag walkable?
Kenduskeag is more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.5 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Kenduskeag without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Kenduskeag, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kenduskeag
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. 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.