Liberty has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
Only 1% work in Liberty; the top destination outside it is Belfast (27%, 16 miles). There are 101 jobs in Liberty, against 358 working residents. Working residents average 38 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
Work in Liberty: the figures worth knowing
Liberty workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 38 minutes each way, against 25 across Maine. Over a year that’s about 291 hours of commuting, 100 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (27 to 32 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Liberty is a place people come home to
There are 101 jobs based in Liberty, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Liberty has about 690 people in it, 27% 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 358 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
About 38 minutes each way, longer than most of Maine
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Liberty workers work from home, vs 16% across Maine. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 356 commuters (the 14% 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.
Liberty on a workday afternoon
On a workday 354 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 97 people come in from elsewhere.
About 690 people are in Liberty on a workday afternoon, 27% 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 Liberty goes to work
Where Liberty clocks in
27% of workers
5% of workers
4% 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.
Liberty makes things: 55% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Liberty, 2013 → 2023: 124 → 101. 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 Liberty’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Liberty’s workers travel
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.
How Liberty compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Liberty workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | – | — | — | 38 min | $71,146 |
| Montville | under 2% | C− | C− | 27 min | $65,735 |
| Palermo | under 2% | B− | C | 31 min | $89,095 |
| Appleton | under 2% | C− | D | 30 min | $53,618 |
| Washington | under 2% | D | C− | 32 min | $59,861 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Liberty’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 Liberty: questions
What is the median household income in Liberty?
$71,146 (±$15,253) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,733 across Maine and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Liberty?
14.8%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Liberty?
38 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Liberty work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Belfast (27%, 16 mi), Bangor (5%, 42 mi), Augusta (4%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Liberty 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 Liberty, from the people who make the trip.
More of Liberty
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.