Photo: David Wilson · CC BY 2.0With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Mattawamkeag works elsewhere
7 jobs are based in Mattawamkeag, and 187 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Mattawamkeag for work; outside it, Lincoln is the main destination (16%, 15 miles). Home is the office for 2% of workers, next to 16% for Maine as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Mattawamkeag
On a workday 187 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About 430 people are in Mattawamkeag on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
The places Mattawamkeag commutes to
Where Mattawamkeag clocks in
9% 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.
29% of the jobs in Mattawamkeag make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mattawamkeag, 2014 → 2024: 43 → 7. 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 Mattawamkeag’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 42 minutes in Mattawamkeag
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mattawamkeag workers work from home, vs 16% across Maine. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 220 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.
Where in the region Mattawamkeag works
About 41% 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.
Mattawamkeag and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Winn (3%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mattawamkeag workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mattawamkeag | – | — | — | 42 min | $45,000 |
| Winn | 3% | — | — | 37 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Winn: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mattawamkeag’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 Mattawamkeag: questions
What is the median household income in Mattawamkeag?
$45,000 (±$15,514) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,733 across Maine and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mattawamkeag?
33.2%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mattawamkeag?
42 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mattawamkeag work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lincoln (16%, 15 mi), Bangor (9%, 55 mi), Chester (5%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Mattawamkeag without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 15% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mattawamkeag, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mattawamkeag
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.