Work, pay and getting to work in Linneus
5% of workers have no commute at all (Maine 16%). Only 5% work in Linneus; the top destination outside it is Houlton (36%, 9 miles). A typical one-way commute from Linneus lasts 17 minutes (Maine 25, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Linneus: the figures worth knowing
Linneus and Houlton trade workers both ways
Houlton is the top workplace for Linneus residents (36%) and also where the most people who work in Linneus come from (26% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
A big share show a job far from home
33% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Commutes from Linneus are quick
The average trip to work takes 17 minutes, against 25 across Maine. That’s about 61 hours a year less on the road than the typical Maine 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; with 266 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Commuting out of Linneus: the destinations
Where Linneus clocks in
36% of workers
9% of workers
5% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Linneus
About 33% 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.
From Linneus, about 17 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Linneus workers work from home, vs 16% across Maine. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 560 commuters (the 5% 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 a workday changes Linneus
On a workday 254 residents head out to work, 12 work right here, and 148 people come in from elsewhere.
About 840 people are in Linneus on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
0.60 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.
The 160 jobs based in Linneus
160 jobs are based in Linneus.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Linneus, 2013 → 2023: 269 → 160. 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 Linneus’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Linneus and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
The biggest share goes to New Limerick. Darker towns draw more of Linneus’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 Linneus: questions
What is the median household income in Linneus?
$65,114 (±$17,567) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,733 across Maine and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Linneus?
12.0%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Linneus?
17 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Linneus work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Houlton (36%, 9 mi), Presque Isle (9%, 44 mi), Bangor (5%, 93 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Linneus without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Linneus, from the people who make the trip.
More of Linneus
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.