Photo: Peetlesnumber1 · CC BY-SA 4.0Fewer people are out of work in Naples (0.9%) than in 95% of U.S. towns
For 27% of workers, the job is at home, against 16% across Maine. Naples grades B for jobs and income and C− for walkability. About one in seven work in Naples; the top destination outside it is Portland (16%, 33 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Naples: the gist
Naples workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 38 minutes each way, against 25 across Maine. Over a year that’s about 291 hours of commuting, 100 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Naples’ biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Naples is Portland, 33 miles away as the crow flies. 16% of working residents (308) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
A lot of Naples works from home
27% of Naples workers work from home, against 16% across Maine. 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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Naples
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Naples is better than 57% of U.S. towns, #68 of 143 in Maine. Unemployment holds Naples’ grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 18% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Naples could be anywhere from C+ to A−.
About 38 minutes to work from Naples
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Naples workers work from home, vs 16% across Maine. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,710 commuters (the 27% 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 Naples’ workers travel
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.
Naples on a workday afternoon
On a workday 1,711 residents head out to work, 248 work right here, and 839 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,300 people are in Naples on a workday afternoon, 21% fewer than live here.
0.55 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.
Where Naples goes to work
Where Naples clocks in
16% of workers
6% 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.
What Naples’ employers do
1,087 jobs are based in Naples.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Naples, 2013 → 2023: 898 → 1,087. 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 Naples’s own residents hold wherever they work.
For most of Naples, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Naples is more walkable than 24% of U.S. towns, #101 of 143 in Maine. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 5.0% across Maine.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,333 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.9 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 56% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 3.3% of Naples households have no vehicle (Maine 6.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Naples’ commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 4,112 U.S. towns of 2,900 to 5,600, Naples comes 1,819th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 340 | North Yarmouth ME | 4,424 | $129K | 4.8% | 1.9% | 7% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 741 | Arundel ME | 4,596 | $102K | 5.9% | 3.0% | 9% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 776 | Hollis ME | 5,003 | $96K | 5.7% | 1.8% | 6% | A− |
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| 1,817 | Franklin Township OH | 4,233 | $71K | 7.9% | 3.5% | 4% | B |
| 1,818 | Wahoo NE | 5,023 | $89K | 14.2% | 3.6% | 31% | B |
| 1,819 | Naples ME | 4,128 | $78K | 9.5% | 0.9% | 13% | B |
| 1,820 | Casco Township MI | 4,387 | $88K | 8.3% | 5.7% | 3% | B |
| 1,821 | Goshen Township OH | 3,647 | $74K | 11.0% | 3.4% | 9% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,112 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Naples, the top three, the last and three more from Maine.
Next door to Naples
The biggest share goes to Bridgton (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Naples workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naples | – | B | C− | 38 min | $78,188 |
| Casco | 3% | B− | C− | 30 min | $69,313 |
| Otisfield | under 4% | C+ | C− | 33 min | $84,271 |
| Sebago | under 4% | C− | D | 37 min | $78,438 |
| Bridgton | 5% | C | C | 41 min | $77,500 |
| Harrison | under 4% | D | D | 31 min | $56,938 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Naples’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 Naples: questions
What is the median household income in Naples?
$78,188 (±$12,717) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,733 across Maine and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Naples?
9.5%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Naples?
38 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally. 27% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Naples work?
13% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Portland (16%, 33 mi), South Portland (6%, 30 mi), Windham (5%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Naples walkable?
Naples is more walkable than 24% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 6.6 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Naples without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Naples, from the people who make the trip.
More of Naples
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.