Bangor has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 110 jobs in Bangor; 796 of its residents have a job. Bangor grades D for jobs and income and B− for walkability. Only 2% stay in Bangor for work; outside it, Malone is the main destination (31%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Bangor, in brief
A lot of Bangor works one town over
44% of working residents work in a town that borders Bangor: Malone (31%), Moira (10%) and Fort Covington (3%). Next door ↓
Bangor is a place people come home to
There are 110 jobs based in Bangor, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Bangor has about 1,500 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Bangor are quick
The average trip to work takes 21 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 92 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 796 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How Bangor earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Bangor is better than 11% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Bangor’s grade up ($65,000, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 10% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (0.3%) is left out: Bangor’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Bangor could be anywhere from D− to C.
Bangor on a workday afternoon
On a workday 778 residents head out to work, 18 work right here, and 92 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,500 people are in Bangor on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
How long Bangor spends getting to work: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bangor workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 786 commuters (the 13% who work from home are left out). Across New York: 57% drive alone, 25% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Out of Bangor to work: where people go
Where Bangor clocks in
31% of workers
10% 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.
A place that makes things: 49% of Bangor’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bangor, 2013 → 2023: 96 → 110. 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 Bangor’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Bangor commutes
About 23% 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.
The commute in Bangor is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Bangor is more walkable than 48% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 7.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 32.9% across New York, on an EPA index of 4.2.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 904 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 7.9% of Bangor households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Bangor’s commuters take a bus or train.
Bangor places 4,796th of 5,641 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 1,500 to 3,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 7 | Atlantic Beach NY | 1,723 | $166K | 1.8% | 3.1% | 3% | A+ |
| 8 | Village of the Branch NY | 1,764 | $174K | 1.5% | 3.1% | 2% | A+ |
| 9 | Old Brookville NY | 2,098 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.2% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,794 | Crystal Falls Township MI | 1,676 | $58K | 12.8% | 9.3% | 12% | D |
| 4,795 | Maple Ridge Township MI | 1,589 | $65K | 17.4% | 6.5% | 2% | D |
| 4,796 | Bangor NY | 2,201 | $65K | 19.0% | 0.3% | 2% | D |
| 4,797 | Sherman NY | 1,636 | $52K | 15.1% | 6.4% | 9% | D |
| 4,798 | Scipio Township OH | 1,693 | $53K | 21.1% | 11.7% | 2% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 5,641 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Bangor, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
44% of Bangor works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bangor workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor | – | D | B− | 21 min | $65,000 |
| Malone | 31% | C | A− | 15 min | $67,969 |
| Brandon | under 3% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Fort Covington | 3% | D | C+ | 18 min | $57,361 |
| Moira | 10% | D | D | 32 min | $64,116 |
| Westville | under 3% | D | C+ | 23 min | $56,528 |
Same-state neighbors only. Brandon: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Malone. Darker towns draw more of Bangor’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 Bangor: questions
What is the median household income in Bangor?
$65,000 (±$8,287) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bangor?
19.0%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bangor?
21 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bangor work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Malone (31%, 8 mi), Moira (10%, 6 mi), Massena (5%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Bangor walkable?
Bangor is more walkable than 48% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 4.2 out of 20, and 7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Bangor without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bangor, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bangor
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.