Photo: The original uploader was Jp498 at English Wikipedia. · CC BY-SA 2.5Jobs and the daily commute in North Haven
164 jobs are based in North Haven, and 132 of its residents work somewhere. About one in four stay in North Haven for work; outside it, Vinalhaven is the main destination (39%, 10 miles). A typical one-way commute from North Haven lasts 9 minutes (Maine 25, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of North Haven on a workday
On a workday 100 residents head out to work, 32 work right here, and 132 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 (1.24 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.
Out of North Haven to work: where people go
Where North Haven clocks in
39% of workers
5% of workers
2% 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.
Jobs in North Haven: what the 164 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in North Haven, 2013 → 2023: 190 → 164. 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 Haven’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from North Haven: about 9 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 2.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of North Haven workers work from home, vs 16% across Maine. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 200 commuters (the 16% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from North Haven
About 18% 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.
44% of North Haven works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | North Haven workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Haven | – | — | — | 9 min | $87,500 |
| Deer Isle | under 1% | C− | B | 20 min | $62,284 |
| Vinalhaven | 39% | C | B | 19 min | $72,963 |
| Camden | under 1% | C | A− | 22 min | $82,344 |
| Owls Head | under 1% | B | B+ | 16 min | $87,325 |
| Rockport | under 1% | B− | B | 11 min | $86,979 |
| Stonington | under 1% | D | B+ | 16 min | $60,223 |
| Islesboro | under 1% | — | — | 8 min | — |
| Rockland | 5% | C− | A | 12 min | $56,533 |
Same-state neighbors only. Islesboro: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Vinalhaven. Darker towns draw more of North Haven’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 North Haven: questions
What is the median household income in North Haven?
$87,500 (±$22,248) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,733 across Maine and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in North Haven?
8.8%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from North Haven?
9 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in North Haven work?
24% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Vinalhaven (39%, 10 mi), Rockland (5%, 11 mi), Portland (2%, 73 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around North Haven without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from North Haven, from the people who make the trip.
More of North Haven
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.