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See what the average commute is in Cumberland County, ME
See what the average commute is in Cumberland County, ME
American commutes are getting longer, with a U.S. Census Bureau report released in 2021 revealing the average one-way commute in 2019 reached a record high of 27.6 minutes. Combined with high gas prices, workers' daily commutes are increasingly time-consuming and expensive—so much so that some are calling for commutes to count as part of the workday.
Even worse are travel times for "super commuters"—that unlucky 10% of Americans traveling more than one hour each way to punch a clock.
Stacker compiled statistics about the average commute in Cumberland County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Cumberland County has a shorter commute than all of its three neighboring counties, with Oxford County, ME having the longest commute at 29.0 minutes.
Cumberland County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 23.3 minutes
--- 4.0% lower than state average
--- #5 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 5.2%
- Workers who drive to work: 81.5%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 8.4%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 1.2%
- Workers who work from home: 10.4%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 10.6%
- Worked outside county of residence: 10.2%
Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Cumberland County, ME: 23.3 minutes
#2. Sagadahoc County, ME: 23.6 minutes
#3. York County, ME: 27.4 minutes
#4. Oxford County, ME: 29.0 minutes
Counties with the best commute in Maine
#1. Aroostook County: 18.5 minutes
#2. Knox County: 19.6 minutes
#3. Washington County: 21.1 minutes
Counties with the worst commute in Maine
#1. Oxford County: 29.0 minutes
#2. Somerset County: 27.7 minutes
#3. York County: 27.4 minutes