Marshfield has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Marshfield has 85 jobs, and 165 of its residents work somewhere. Only 3% work in Marshfield itself; outside it, Machias draws the most (43%, 4 miles). Working residents average 13 minutes each way; Maine averages 25, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Marshfield for work, and who comes in
On a workday 160 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 80 people come in from elsewhere.
About 450 people are in Marshfield on a workday afternoon, 15% 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 the trip to work from Marshfield ends
Where Marshfield clocks in
43% of workers
5% 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.
Making and building: 54% of jobs based in Marshfield
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Marshfield, 2013 → 2023: 70 → 85. 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 Marshfield’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 13 minutes in Marshfield
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Marshfield workers work from home, vs 16% across Maine. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 178 commuters (the 11% 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 far it is to work from Marshfield
About 30% 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.
Bordering towns draw 47% of Marshfield’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Marshfield workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshfield | – | — | — | 13 min | $62,500 |
| East Machias | 4% | D | B− | 18 min | $57,589 |
| Machias | 43% | D− | A | 16 min | $34,375 |
| Whitneyville | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Northfield | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Whitneyville and Northfield: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Machias. Darker towns draw more of Marshfield’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 Marshfield: questions
What is the median household income in Marshfield?
$62,500 (±$5,269) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,733 across Maine and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Marshfield?
9.1%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Marshfield?
13 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Marshfield work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Machias (43%, 4 mi), Machiasport (5%, 10 mi), Bangor (5%, 65 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Marshfield 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 Marshfield, from the people who make the trip.
More of Marshfield
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.