Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Work and commuting in Sorrento
Commuters spend 34 minutes getting to work on average, where Maine has 25 and the U.S. 26. Only 3% work in Sorrento itself; outside it, Ellsworth draws the most (19%, 17 miles). 9% of workers have no commute at all; Maine has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Sorrento on a workday afternoon
On a workday 113 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 76 people come in from elsewhere.
About 240 people are in Sorrento on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.68 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 the trip to work from Sorrento ends
Where Sorrento clocks in
19% of workers
10% of workers
9% 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.
Goods, not services: 48% of the jobs in Sorrento
80 jobs are based in Sorrento.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sorrento, 2014 → 2024: 34 → 80. 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 Sorrento’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Sorrento: about 34 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sorrento workers work from home, vs 16% across Maine. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 154 commuters (the 9% 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 Sorrento
About 15% 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.
Next door is work for 12% of Sorrento
The biggest share goes to Sullivan (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sorrento workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorrento | – | — | — | 34 min | $83,438 |
| Hancock | 5% | C+ | C− | 29 min | $72,285 |
| Gouldsboro | under 3% | C− | D | 36 min | $60,873 |
| Sullivan | 7% | D | C | 26 min | $59,643 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sorrento’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 Sorrento: questions
What is the median household income in Sorrento?
$83,438 (±$9,979) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,733 across Maine and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sorrento?
5.8%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sorrento?
34 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sorrento work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ellsworth (19%, 17 mi), Bar Harbor (10%, 7 mi), Trenton (9%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Sorrento without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sorrento, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sorrento
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.