Work means Houlton for about half of New Limerick’s working residents
Working residents average 17 minutes each way, next to 25 for Maine and 26 for the U.S. For 5% of workers, the job is at home (Maine 16%). Only 7% work in New Limerick; the top destination outside it is Houlton (45%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of New Limerick
On a workday 181 residents head out to work, 14 work right here, and 201 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.10 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The places New Limerick commutes to
Where New Limerick clocks in
45% 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.
Making and building: 92% of jobs based in New Limerick
215 jobs are based in New Limerick.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in New Limerick, 2013 → 2023: 135 → 215. 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 New Limerick’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 17 minutes from New Limerick
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of New Limerick workers work from home, vs 16% across Maine. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 128 commuters (the 5% 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 New Limerick’s workers travel
About 22% 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.
Work next door: 52% of New Limerick’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | New Limerick workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Limerick | – | — | — | 17 min | $53,810 |
| Ludlow | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Houlton | 45% | D | B− | 10 min | $61,058 |
| Linneus | 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Smyrna | under 2% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Oakfield | 5% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Ludlow, Smyrna and Oakfield: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Linneus: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Houlton. Darker towns draw more of New Limerick’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 New Limerick: questions
What is the median household income in New Limerick?
$53,810 (±$7,464) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,733 across Maine and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in New Limerick?
15.6%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from New Limerick?
17 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in New Limerick work?
7% work in town.
Can you get around New Limerick without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from New Limerick, from the people who make the trip.
More of New Limerick
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.