Westmanland has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 3 jobs in Westmanland, and 31 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Westmanland itself; outside it, Caribou draws the most (23%, 18 miles). Working residents average 33 minutes each way, where Maine has 25 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Westmanland by day and by night
On a workday 31 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 51 people are in Westmanland on a workday afternoon, 35% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Out of Westmanland to work: where people go
Where Westmanland clocks in
23% of workers
16% of workers
6% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Westmanland
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Westmanland, 2014 → 2024: 5 → 3. 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 Westmanland’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 33 minutes in Westmanland
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Westmanland workers work from home, vs 16% across Maine. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 30 commuters (the 12% 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.
Where in the region Westmanland works
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Around Westmanland: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Westmanland workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westmanland | – | — | — | 33 min | $63,750 |
| New Sweden | under 4% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Perham | under 4% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. New Sweden and Perham: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Westmanland’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 Westmanland: questions
What is the median household income in Westmanland?
$63,750 (±$25,636) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,733 across Maine and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Westmanland?
6.6%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Westmanland?
33 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Westmanland work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Caribou (23%, 18 mi), Van Buren (16%, 18 mi), Portland (6%, 249 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Westmanland without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Westmanland, from the people who make the trip.
More of Westmanland
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.