Most of North Anson commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
3% of workers work from home, where Maine as a whole has 16%. 83 jobs are based in North Anson; 169 of its residents have a job. Only 2% stay in North Anson for work; outside it, Skowhegan is the main destination (18%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
North Anson by day and by night
On a workday 165 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 79 people come in from elsewhere.
About 360 people are in North Anson on a workday afternoon, 19% 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.
The towns that employ North Anson’s residents
Where North Anson clocks in
18% of workers
11% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 52% of the jobs in North Anson
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in North Anson, 2013 → 2023: 62 → 83. 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 North Anson’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from North Anson: about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of North Anson workers work from home, vs 16% across Maine. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 219 commuters (the 3% 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 North Anson goes to work
About 29% 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.
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 North Anson: questions
What is the median household income in North Anson?
$60,298 (±$54,570) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,733 across Maine and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in North Anson?
6.1%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from North Anson?
18 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in North Anson work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Skowhegan (18%, 13 mi), Anson (11%, 4 mi), Madison (7%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around North Anson 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 North Anson, from the people who make the trip.
More of North Anson
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.