Earning a living in Winn
2% of workers work from home; Maine has 16%. Only 4% work in Winn itself; outside it, Bangor draws the most (16%, 50 miles). The average commute takes 37 minutes each way, where Maine has 25 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Winn on a workday
On a workday 139 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 86 people come in from elsewhere.
About 350 people are in Winn on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.63 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.
Where the trip to work from Winn ends
Where Winn clocks in
16% 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.
What the 92 jobs in Winn are
92 jobs are based in Winn.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Winn, 2013 → 2023: 34 → 92. 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 Winn’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 37 minutes each way, longer than most of Maine
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Winn workers work from home, vs 16% across Maine. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 113 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.
The commute from Winn, by distance
About 33% 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.
Next door is work for 24% of Winn
The biggest share goes to Lincoln (14%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Winn workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winn | – | — | — | 37 min | $36,333 |
| Webster plantation | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Lee | 10% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Mattawamkeag | under 3% | — | — | 42 min | — |
| Lincoln | 14% | D | A− | 24 min | $56,089 |
Same-state neighbors only. Webster plantation, Lee and Mattawamkeag: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Winn’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 Winn: questions
What is the median household income in Winn?
$36,333 (±$6,553) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,733 across Maine and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Winn?
22.0%, against 10.7% across Maine and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Winn?
37 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Maine and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Winn work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bangor (16%, 50 mi), Lincoln (14%, 10 mi), Lee (10%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Winn 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 Winn, from the people who make the trip.
More of Winn
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.