Photo: Billy Hathorn · CC BY 3.0Northeast Harbor draws 438 commuters a day, with 4.1 jobs for every working resident
450 jobs are based in Northeast Harbor, and 111 of its residents work somewhere. About one in ten work in Northeast Harbor; the top destination outside it is Bar Harbor (32%, 8 miles). Home is the office for 40% of workers (Maine 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Northeast Harbor
On a workday 99 residents head out to work and 12 work right here.
About 760 people are in Northeast Harbor on a workday afternoon, 81% more than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Where Northeast Harbor’s workers come from
Where Northeast Harbor clocks in
32% 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 Northeast Harbor: what the 450 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Northeast Harbor, 2014 → 2024: 333 → 450. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Northeast Harbor’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 11 minutes each way, quicker than most of Maine
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Northeast Harbor workers work from home, vs 16% across Maine. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 132 commuters (the 40% 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.
Miles to work from Northeast Harbor
About 23% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The towns around Northeast Harbor
The biggest share goes to Southwest Harbor (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Northeast Harbor workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northeast Harbor | – | — | — | 11 min | $92,415 |
| Southwest Harbor | 9% | C− | B+ | 16 min | $59,205 |
| Cranberry Isles | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Cranberry Isles: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Northeast Harbor’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 2024, 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 Northeast Harbor: questions
What is the median household income in Northeast Harbor?
$92,415 (±$51,335) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,733 across Maine and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Northeast Harbor?
12.6%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Northeast Harbor?
11 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally. 40% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Northeast Harbor work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bar Harbor (32%, 8 mi), Mount Desert (17%, 4 mi), Southwest Harbor (9%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Northeast Harbor without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 23% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Northeast Harbor, from the people who make the trip.
More of Northeast Harbor
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.