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Jobs & commute in Osborn

Osborn has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Osborn has 9 jobs; 23 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Osborn; the top destination outside it is Ellsworth (30%, 19 miles). At home: 2% of workers have no commute at all (Maine 16%).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

The daily commute in and out of Osborn

On a workday 23 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere.

23live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
9work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night67
Workday53
67live here− 23head out to work+ 9come in to work= 53on a workday

About 53 people are in Osborn on a workday afternoon, 21% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.39jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Where the trip to work from Osborn ends

Bangor: 2 residents work here (9%)Ellsworth: 7 residents work here (30%)Windham: 1 residents work here (4%)Hancock: 1 residents work here (4%)MariavilleBar Harbor: 1 residents work here (4%)Winter Harbor: 1 residents work here (4%)Southwest Harbor: 1 residents work here (4%)SullivanOsbornDexter: 1 residents work here (4%)Waltham: 1 residents work here (4%)Aurora: 1 residents work here (4%)AmherstDedhamEastbrookEllsworthBangorWindhamHancockBar HarborWinter HarborOsborn
1
Ellsworth18.7 mi away
30%7
2
Bangor26.8 mi away
9%2
3
Windham127.3 mi away
4%1
4
Hancock18.8 mi away
4%1
5
Bar Harbor27.6 mi away
4%1
6
Winter Harbor31 mi away
4%1
7
Southwest Harbor37.4 mi away
4%1
8
Dexter53.5 mi away
4%1
9
Waltham9.7 mi away
4%1
10
Aurora5.6 mi away
4%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
26%6
The top trips

Where Osborn clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

What Osborn’s employers do

Jobs based in OsbornJobs Osborn residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms22%13%
Trade, transport & utilities78%26%
Services: health, schools, offices0%61%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less22%9%
$1,251–$3,333 a month56%17%
Over $3,333 a month22%74%

Who does it

29 or younger11%9%
30 to 5444%57%
55 and older44%35%
+13%

Jobs based in Osborn, 2013 → 2023: 8 → 9. 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 Osborn’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Time on the road from Osborn: about 40 minutes

A year of commuting
310 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.9 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Osborn40 min
Maine25 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
2%

of Osborn workers work from home, vs 16% across Maine. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Osborn gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 49 commuters (the 2% 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

Short hops and long hauls from Osborn

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miEllsworth: 30% · 18.7 miBangor: 9% · 26.8 miWindham: 4% · 127.3 miHancock: 4% · 18.8 miBar Harbor: 4% · 27.6 miWinter Harbor: 4% · 31 miSouthwest Harbor: 4% · 37.4 miDexter: 4% · 53.5 miWaltham: 4% · 9.7 miAurora: 4% · 5.6 miEllsworth 30%Bangor 9%Windham 4%Hancock 4%Bar Harbor 4%Osborn
OsbornTop destinations (size = commuters)
13%Under 10 mi3 residents
48%10–24 mi11 residents
30%25–50 mi7 residents
9%Over 50 mi2 residents

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.

Next door

Osborn and the towns next door

The biggest share goes to Aurora (4%).

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Eastbrook28 min
Aurora34 min
Mariaville37 min
Osborn40 min
Waltham41 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownOsborn workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Osborn–——40 min$127,083
Aurora4%——34 min—
Mariavilleunder 5%——37 min—
Eastbrookunder 5%——28 min—
Waltham4%——41 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Aurora, Mariaville, Eastbrook and Waltham: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Osborn’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Osborn: questions

What is the median household income in Osborn?

$127,083 (±$83,600) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,733 across Maine and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Osborn?

9.1%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Osborn?

40 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Osborn work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ellsworth (30%, 19 mi), Bangor (9%, 27 mi), Windham (4%, 127 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Osborn without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Osborn, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Osborn

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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.