See what the average commute is in Franklin 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 Franklin County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Franklin County has a shorter commute than two out of three neighboring counties, with Oxford County, ME having the longest commute at 29.0 minutes.

Franklin County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 25.6 minutes
--- 5.5% higher than state average
--- #6 worst commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 8.8%
- Workers who drive to work: 85.2%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 9.7%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.0%
- Workers who work from home: 7.7%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 22.1%
- Worked outside county of residence: 23.9%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Kennebec County, ME: 23.8 minutes
#2. Franklin County, ME: 25.6 minutes
#3. Somerset County, ME: 27.7 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