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1 / 16#16. Oxford County
- Mean travel time to work: 28.8
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 11.9%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 31.5%
Counties with the best commutes in Maine
Stacker compiled a list of the counties with the best commutes in Maine using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Counties are ranked by the shortest average travel time to work, with ties broken by lowest percent of residents that commute over 60 minutes, and any further ties broken by lowest percent of residents that work outside the county of residence.
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2 / 16#15. Somerset County
- Mean travel time to work: 28.0
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 10.8%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 36.4%
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3 / 16#14. York County
- Mean travel time to work: 27.3
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 7.6%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 21.8%
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4 / 16#13. Waldo County
- Mean travel time to work: 26.4
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 6.9%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 35.5%
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5 / 16#12. Piscataquis County
- Mean travel time to work: 26.3
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 15.5%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 26.0%
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6 / 16#11. Franklin County
- Mean travel time to work: 25.9
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 9.5%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 25.2%
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7 / 16#10. Lincoln County
- Mean travel time to work: 24.9
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 6.6%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 33.6%
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8 / 16#9. Hancock County
- Mean travel time to work: 24.5
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 7.1%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 13.0%
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9 / 16#8. Androscoggin County
- Mean travel time to work: 24.3
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 4.8%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 28.5%
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10 / 16#7. Sagadahoc County
- Mean travel time to work: 24.2
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 5.3%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 50.7%
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11 / 16#6. Kennebec County
- Mean travel time to work: 24.1
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 6.4%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 19.8%
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12 / 16#5. Cumberland County
- Mean travel time to work: 23.2
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 5.1%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 9.9%
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13 / 16#4. Penobscot County
- Mean travel time to work: 22.4
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 6.1%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 8.8%
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14 / 16#3. Washington County
- Mean travel time to work: 21.5
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 7.0%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 6.1%
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15 / 16#2. Knox County
- Mean travel time to work: 19.8
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 4.8%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 11.8%
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16 / 16#1. Aroostook County
- Mean travel time to work: 18.7
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 5.6%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 2.5%
