Most of Smyrna commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Smyrna report 30 jobs for 131 working residents. Hardly any work in Smyrna; the top destination outside it is Houlton (43%, 13 miles). Home is the office for 6% of workers, where Maine as a whole has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Smyrna, and who commutes in
On a workday 131 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 30 people come in from elsewhere.
About 350 people are in Smyrna 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.
The towns that employ Smyrna’s residents
Where Smyrna clocks in
43% of workers
7% 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.
Smyrna makes things: 47% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Smyrna, 2013 → 2023: 24 → 30. 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 Smyrna’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Smyrna: about 15 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Smyrna workers work from home, vs 16% across Maine. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 132 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.
Miles to work from Smyrna
About 24% 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.
Bordering towns draw 11% of Smyrna’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Smyrna workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smyrna | – | — | — | 15 min | $57,750 |
| Ludlow | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Merrill | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Oakfield | 5% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| New Limerick | 6% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Hammond | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Ludlow, Merrill, Oakfield, New Limerick and Hammond: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to New Limerick. Darker towns draw more of Smyrna’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 Smyrna: questions
What is the median household income in Smyrna?
$57,750 (±$18,512) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,733 across Maine and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Smyrna?
15.8%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Smyrna?
15 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Smyrna work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Houlton (43%, 13 mi), Presque Isle (7%, 37 mi), New Limerick (6%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Smyrna without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 22% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Smyrna, from the people who make the trip.
More of Smyrna
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.