Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 4.0With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Lake Arrowhead works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Lake Arrowhead; the top destination outside it is Portland (13%, 28 miles). Lake Arrowhead has 106 jobs, and 1,675 of its residents work somewhere. For 7% of workers, the job is at home; Maine has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Lake Arrowhead: the gist
Lake Arrowhead workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 39 minutes each way, against 25 across Maine. Over a year that’s about 299 hours of commuting, 107 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Lake Arrowhead is a place people come home to
There are 106 jobs based in Lake Arrowhead, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Lake Arrowhead has about 1,800 people in it, 47% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Lake Arrowhead’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Lake Arrowhead is Portland, 28 miles away as the crow flies. 13% of working residents (218) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
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.
The daily trip from Lake Arrowhead: about 39 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lake Arrowhead workers work from home, vs 16% across Maine. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,813 commuters (the 7% 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.
Lake Arrowhead by day and by night
On a workday 1,663 residents head out to work, 12 work right here, and 94 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,800 people are in Lake Arrowhead on a workday afternoon, 47% 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 2023, primary jobs.
Where in the region Lake Arrowhead works
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.
Commuting out of Lake Arrowhead: the destinations
Where Lake Arrowhead clocks in
13% of workers
7% 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.
In Lake Arrowhead, 38% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lake Arrowhead, 2013 → 2023: 60 → 106. 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 Lake Arrowhead’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Lake Arrowhead and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lake Arrowhead workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Arrowhead | – | — | — | 39 min | $98,654 |
| Limerick | under 3% | B+ | C | 38 min | $101,172 |
| Limington | under 3% | A− | D | 35 min | $84,675 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lake Arrowhead’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 Lake Arrowhead: questions
What is the median household income in Lake Arrowhead?
$98,654 (±$9,320) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,733 across Maine and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lake Arrowhead?
2.4%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lake Arrowhead?
39 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lake Arrowhead work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Portland (13%, 28 mi), Waterboro (7%, 4 mi), South Portland (6%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lake Arrowhead 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 Lake Arrowhead, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lake Arrowhead
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.