With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Monticello works elsewhere
There are 67 jobs in Monticello for 225 working residents. Only 4% stay in Monticello for work; outside it, Houlton is the main destination (26%, 13 miles). For 7% of workers, the job is at home, against 16% across Maine.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Monticello, in a few figures
Monticello is a place people come home to
There are 67 jobs based in Monticello, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
32% 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 ↓
Monticello workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 25 across Maine. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical 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 225 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Monticello quiets down on a workday
On a workday 216 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 58 people come in from elsewhere.
About 570 people are in Monticello on a workday afternoon, 22% 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 in the region Monticello works
About 32% 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.
Commuting from Monticello: about 30 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Monticello workers work from home, vs 16% across Maine. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 260 commuters (the 7% 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.
The places Monticello commutes to
Where Monticello clocks in
26% of workers
13% 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.
Goods, not services: 51% of the jobs in Monticello
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Monticello, 2013 → 2023: 49 → 67. 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 Monticello’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Monticello and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Bridgewater (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Monticello workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monticello | – | — | — | 30 min | $51,875 |
| Bridgewater | 5% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Littleton | 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Bridgewater and Littleton: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Monticello’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 Monticello: questions
What is the median household income in Monticello?
$51,875 (±$12,936) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,733 across Maine and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Monticello?
19.4%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Monticello?
30 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Monticello work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Houlton (26%, 13 mi), Presque Isle (13%, 26 mi), Bridgewater (5%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Monticello without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Monticello, from the people who make the trip.
More of Monticello
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.