Photo: Ken Gallager · CC BY-SA 3.0Pembroke has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
Only 2% work in Pembroke itself; outside it, Calais draws the most (19%, 16 miles). Pembroke has 78 jobs, and 249 of its residents work somewhere. 6% of workers have no commute at all; Maine has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Pembroke, in brief
Pembroke workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 25 across Maine. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 77 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (24 to 27 minutes). Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
32% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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 249 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Each way, about 35 minutes from Pembroke
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pembroke workers work from home, vs 16% across Maine. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 288 commuters (the 6% 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 it is to work from Pembroke
About 32% 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.
Who works in Pembroke, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 243 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 72 people come in from elsewhere.
About 610 people are in Pembroke on a workday afternoon, 22% 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 Pembroke work
Where Pembroke clocks in
19% of workers
10% of workers
8% 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.
Pembroke works in goods: 31% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pembroke, 2013 → 2023: 65 → 78. 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 Pembroke’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The towns around Pembroke
The biggest share goes to Charlotte (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pembroke workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pembroke | – | — | — | 35 min | $60,132 |
| Perry | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Dennysville | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Lubec | under 3% | D | B+ | 25 min | $52,375 |
| Charlotte | 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Perry, Dennysville and Charlotte: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pembroke’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 Pembroke: questions
What is the median household income in Pembroke?
$60,132 (±$8,031) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,733 across Maine and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pembroke?
13.5%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pembroke?
35 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pembroke work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Calais (19%, 16 mi), Machias (10%, 22 mi), Baileyville (8%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Pembroke without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pembroke, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pembroke
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.