Orland has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
For jobs and income Orland is better than 53% of U.S. towns (B−); for walkability it is more walkable than 25% of U.S. towns (C). Orland has 353 jobs, against 907 working residents. Only 7% work in Orland; the top destination outside it is Bangor (12%, 18 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Orland: the figures worth knowing
Orland workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 40 minutes each way, against 25 across Maine. Over a year that’s about 307 hours of commuting, 115 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (25 to 30 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Orland makes and builds things
37% of the jobs based in Orland are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Orland residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 19%. The jobs ↓
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; with 907 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Orland
Unemployment holds Orland’s grade up (1.9%, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 15% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Orland could be anywhere from C− to A−.
Orland’s commute takes about 40 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Orland workers work from home, vs 16% across Maine. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 821 commuters (the 17% 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.
Orland works in goods: 37% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Orland, 2013 → 2023: 309 → 353. 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 Orland’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily flow of workers through Orland
On a workday 842 residents head out to work, 65 work right here, and 288 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,700 people are in Orland on a workday afternoon, 25% 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.
Where people from Orland work
Where Orland clocks in
12% of workers
11% of workers
10% 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.
How far Orland goes to work
About 21% 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.
In Orland, most people drive to work
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 5.0% across Maine, on an EPA index of 4.7.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 989 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.8% of Orland households have no vehicle (Maine 6.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Orland’s commuters take a bus or train.
Orland next to U.S. towns of 1,600 to 3,000: 1,992nd of 5,102 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 276 | Dayton ME | 2,182 | $114K | 3.7% | 0.2% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 570 | Ogunquit ME | 1,606 | $114K | 3.2% | 0.0% | 22% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 624 | Pownal ME | 1,645 | $104K | 5.5% | 0.7% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,990 | Ingalls IN | 2,635 | $74K | 9.6% | 5.7% | 2% | B− |
| 1,991 | Norfolk CT | 1,605 | $92K | 7.5% | 1.7% | 10% | B− |
| 1,992 | Orland ME | 2,224 | $69K | 7.1% | 1.9% | 7% | B− |
| 1,993 | Martin Township MI | 2,721 | $72K | 7.4% | 5.8% | 8% | B− |
| 1,994 | Pine Level NC | 2,405 | $75K | 8.0% | 3.8% | 4% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,102 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Orland, the top three, the last and three more from Maine.
Bordering towns draw 21% of Orland’s workers
The biggest share goes to Ellsworth (11%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Orland workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orland | – | B− | C | 40 min | $69,348 |
| Verona Island | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Bucksport | 10% | C | D | 28 min | $64,720 |
| Ellsworth | 11% | B− | A− | 25 min | $77,375 |
| Penobscot | under 3% | D | B− | 25 min | $63,194 |
| Dedham | under 3% | B− | C− | 30 min | $111,442 |
Same-state neighbors only. Verona Island: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Orland’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 Orland: questions
What is the median household income in Orland?
$69,348 (±$29,422) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,733 across Maine and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Orland?
7.1%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Orland?
40 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Orland work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bangor (12%, 18 mi), Ellsworth (11%, 9 mi), Bucksport (10%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Orland walkable?
Orland is more walkable than 25% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 4.7 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Orland without a car?
0% 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 Orland, from the people who make the trip.
More of Orland
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.