What is the average commute in Aroostook County, Maine?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 18.3 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Aroostook County, Maine work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 8.8%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.0 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · ME · GEOID 230032024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Aroostook County, Maine

Name: Commute estimates for Aroostook County, Maine
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 18.3 min one way; 8.8% worked from home, 77.8% drove alone, and 5.2% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip18.3 min±1.0 min MOE

Worked from home8.8%±1.0 pp MOE

Drove alone77.8%±1.6 pp MOE

60+ minute trip5.2%among commuters

U.S. Census Bureau ACS estimates for residents age 16+ who work. Commute time excludes people working from home.

01 / THE SHIFT

What changed in Aroostook County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.5 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.5 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute18.7 min → 18.3 min▼ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.2% → 8.8%▲ 3.5 pp

Share of workers age 16+ who usually worked from home.

Public transit0.1% → 0.1%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.8% → 77.8%▼ 1.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Aroostook County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 77.8%; 0.1% used public transit and 8.8% worked from home.

Drive alone77.8% ±1.6 pp

Carpool9.6% ±1.2 pp

Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp

Walk2.1% ±0.6 pp

Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp

Work from home8.8% ±1.0 pp

Each share uses 28,632 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Aroostook County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 7th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

7^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 93% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

56^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 56% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

42^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 58% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

25^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 75% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Aroostook County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 28,632 workers age 16+, including 26,122 workers with reported travel time and 2,510 home workers.

Population estimate67,058± — MOE

Workers age 16+28,632± 757 MOE

Workers with travel time26,122± 810 MOE

Estimated home workers2,510± 291 MOE

Why the ± matters

ACS values are survey estimates. The margin of error is the 90% confidence interval published by the Census Bureau or calculated for a share from published component margins. Small differences can be sampling noise.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Maine commute records for Aroostook County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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