Levant has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
For 7% of workers, the job is at home (Maine 16%). There are 255 jobs in Levant for 1,451 working residents. The two grades for Levant are C+ for jobs and income and D for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Levant: the figures worth knowing
41% of Levant works in Bangor
598 working residents, 41%, have their main job in Bangor, 11 miles away. That’s 6 times as many as work in Levant itself. The commute map ↓
Levant is a place people come home to
There are 255 jobs based in Levant, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Levant has about 2,100 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Levant workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 25 across Maine. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Levant
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Levant is better than 44% of U.S. towns, #91 of 143 in Maine. Household income holds Levant’s grade up ($86,071, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 18% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Levant could be anywhere from D to A−.
41% of working residents work in Bangor
Where Levant clocks in
41% of workers
7% 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.
A workday in Levant: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 1,350 residents head out to work, 101 work right here, and 154 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,100 people are in Levant on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
The trip to work from Levant: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Levant workers work from home, vs 16% across Maine. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,598 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.
34% of the jobs in Levant make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Levant, 2013 → 2023: 140 → 255. 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 Levant’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Levant works
About 17% 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.
Levant is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Levant is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns, #128 of 143 in Maine. Both inputs place Levant 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 1,716 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). 0.0% of Levant households have no vehicle (Maine 6.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Levant’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 4,453 U.S. towns of 2,300 to 4,400, Levant comes 2,477th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 764 | Limington ME | 4,173 | $85K | 3.4% | 0.4% | 5% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 915 | Orrington ME | 3,912 | $95K | 6.6% | 1.7% | 4% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 987 | Kennebunkport ME | 3,717 | $103K | 4.6% | 3.7% | 14% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,475 | Victor ID | 2,589 | $77K | 14.2% | 1.0% | 10% | C+ |
| 2,476 | Dallas PA | 2,685 | $91K | 16.7% | 5.4% | 4% | C+ |
| 2,477 | Levant ME | 3,289 | $86K | 9.0% | 4.4% | 7% | C+ |
| 2,478 | Rollin Township MI | 3,020 | $80K | 9.9% | 4.1% | 5% | C+ |
| 2,479 | Tompkins Township MI | 2,641 | $87K | 9.3% | 6.2% | 2% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,453 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Levant, the top three, the last and three more from Maine.
Work in the towns next to Levant
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Levant workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Levant | – | C+ | D | 31 min | $86,071 |
| Glenburn | under 2% | A− | D | 30 min | $97,474 |
| Kenduskeag | under 2% | C | D | 26 min | $79,792 |
| Stetson | under 2% | C | D− | 32 min | $76,023 |
| Corinth | under 2% | C+ | D | 30 min | $64,229 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Levant’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 Levant: questions
What is the median household income in Levant?
$86,071 (±$22,029) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,733 across Maine and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Levant?
9.0%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Levant?
31 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Levant work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bangor (41%, 11 mi), Brewer (7%, 14 mi), Hermon (5%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Levant walkable?
Levant is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.2 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Levant without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Levant, from the people who make the trip.
More of Levant
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.