With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Littleton works elsewhere
Only 5% work in Littleton itself; outside it, Houlton draws the most (31%, 7 miles). Littleton has 68 jobs for 340 working residents. Home is the office for 2% of workers; Maine has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Littleton: the gist
Littleton and Houlton trade workers both ways
Houlton is the top workplace for Littleton residents (31%) and also where the most people who work in Littleton come from (24% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Littleton is a place people come home to
There are 68 jobs based in Littleton, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Littleton has about 730 people in it, 27% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Littleton workers work from home
Only 2% of workers work from home, against 16% across Maine. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 340 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Commuting out of Littleton: the destinations
Where Littleton clocks in
31% of workers
10% 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.
How many people are in Littleton by day
On a workday 323 residents head out to work, 17 work right here, and 51 people come in from elsewhere.
About 730 people are in Littleton 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 2024, primary jobs.
Time on the road from Littleton: about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Littleton workers work from home, vs 16% across Maine. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 452 commuters (the 2% 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.
29% of the jobs in Littleton make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Littleton, 2014 → 2024: 69 → 68. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Littleton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Littleton commutes less than 17 miles
About 24% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The towns next door employ 36% of Littleton
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Littleton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Littleton | – | — | — | 20 min | $74,219 |
| Hammond | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Monticello | 5% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Houlton | 31% | D | B− | 10 min | $61,058 |
Same-state neighbors only. Hammond and Monticello: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Houlton. Darker towns draw more of Littleton’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 2024, 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 Littleton: questions
What is the median household income in Littleton?
$74,219 (±$8,994) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,733 across Maine and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Littleton?
8.9%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Littleton?
20 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Littleton work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Houlton (31%, 7 mi), Presque Isle (10%, 32 mi), Mars Hill (7%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Littleton without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Littleton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Littleton
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.