Jobs, income and commuting in Wesley, ME
A typical one-way commute lasts 48 minutes; Maine averages 25, the U.S. 26. At home: 2% of workers have no commute at all (Maine 16%). Hardly any work in Wesley itself; outside it, Baileyville draws the most (11%, 21 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Wesley on a workday
On a workday 37 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 85 people are in Wesley on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than live here.
0.00 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 2023, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Wesley’s residents
Where Wesley clocks in
11% of workers
5% 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.
Time on the road from Wesley: about 48 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 15.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wesley workers work from home, vs 16% across Maine. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 154 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Wesley
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.
Wesley and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wesley workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley | – | — | — | 48 min | $63,125 |
| Northfield | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Northfield: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wesley’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 Wesley: questions
What is the median household income in Wesley?
$63,125 (±$33,705) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,733 across Maine and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wesley?
34.7%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wesley?
48 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wesley work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Baileyville (11%, 21 mi), Danforth (11%, 51 mi), South Portland (5%, 158 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Wesley without a car?
6% 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 Wesley, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wesley
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.