Aroostook County Commute Time Map & Patterns

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Commuting in Aroostook County, Maine: how long it takes, when people leave home and how they get to work. Ask Map AI about any address.

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Commute Time Burden in Aroostook County: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Aroostook County spend about 27 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 112 hours, about 4.7 full days, spent commuting. That is 35% less time on the road than the Maine average of 20.8 minutes each way, a difference of 7.3 minutes.

Aroostook County holds about 4.8% of Maine's population but accounts for roughly 3.1% of its total commuting time.

Working from home just 2 days a week in Aroostook County would save about 45 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,391 at the same national wage assumption used above.

Area	One-Way Commute	Daily Round-Trip	Yearly Time Spent	Estimated Yearly Cost	Local Road Traffic (VPD)
Aroostook County	13.5 min	26.9 min	112 hrs/yr	$3,477	420
Maine	20.8 min	41.6 min	173 hrs/yr	$5,372	1,015
United States	22.4 min	44.8 min	187 hrs/yr	$5,790	1,355

The estimated yearly cost applies a single national rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area - treat it as a rough estimate, not a paycheck figure. Local road traffic counts, vehicles per day on non-highway roads, come from proprietary Ticon and TrafficZoom data.

Commute Time Map: Maine Counties

Fastest commutes among counties in Maine

Aroostook County (13.5 min)
Piscataquis County (16.3 min)
Knox County (16.6 min)

Slowest commutes among counties in Maine

York County (23.9 min)
Oxford County (23.4 min)
Somerset County (22.5 min)

Compare commute times among different counties

Aroostook County

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Average commute time

On average, it takes 13.5 minutes to get to work in Aroostook County. That's 40% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.

Fastest county in Maine

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM, followed by 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 8.8% work from home.

How People Get to Work in Aroostook County

Riding a motorcycle is unusually rare in Aroostook County: 5.7 times less than the Maine average (0.0% vs 0.1%).

Public transit is unusually rare in Aroostook County: 3.4 times less than the Maine average (0.1% vs 0.5%).

Commute Mode Trends in Aroostook County, 2009-2024

This chart shows how workers in Aroostook County get to work, as a share of all workers aged 16 and over, across 16 U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) releases from 2009 to 2024. Each release is a 5-year estimate: the 2024 figures cover surveys taken from 2020 to 2024. Because neighboring releases share most of their survey years, the lines move gradually, and a sudden change such as the rise of remote work in 2020 spreads across several releases. Hover over or tap a line to highlight it, and use the legend to show or hide a mode. Driving starts hidden so the smaller modes stay readable.

Share of workers aged 16 and over, by ACS 5-year release year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Show commute mode data by year

Year	Car	Worked at Home	Walked	Other	Taxi	Public Transportation	Bicycle	Motorcycle
2009	89.5%	3.8%	4.8%	1.2%	0.2%	0.1%	0.2%	0.1%
2010	90.0%	4.1%	4.3%	1.0%	0.2%	0.1%	0.2%	0.2%
2011	89.6%	4.8%	3.9%	1.0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.1%
2012	90.0%	4.4%	3.9%	1.2%	0.1%	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
2013	90.5%	4.5%	3.3%	1.0%	0.3%	0.1%	0.3%	0.0%
2014	90.9%	4.4%	3.0%	1.0%	0.2%	0.1%	0.3%	0.0%
2015	90.5%	4.4%	3.2%	1.1%	0.2%	0.1%	0.4%	0.0%
2016	90.3%	4.2%	3.8%	1.0%	0.2%	0.1%	0.4%	0.0%
2017	89.8%	4.3%	4.2%	0.9%	0.4%	0.1%	0.4%	0.0%
2018	89.8%	4.1%	4.3%	1.3%	0.2%	0.1%	0.2%	0.0%
2019	89.8%	4.3%	4.1%	1.4%	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%
2020	90.5%	3.9%	3.9%	1.3%	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%
2021	90.0%	5.2%	3.1%	1.4%	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%
2022	88.6%	7.0%	2.6%	1.5%	0.0%	0.1%	0.0%	0.0%
2023	87.9%	8.1%	2.3%	1.4%	0.2%	0.0%	0.1%	0.0%
2024	87.4%	8.8%	2.1%	1.3%	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%

Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share peaked in 2014 at 90.9%. Overall it fell from 89.5% in 2009 to 87.4% in 2024, down 2.1 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 4 releases.

Working from home gained the most ground in Aroostook County: its share of workers rose from 3.8% in 2009 to 8.8% in 2024, up 5.0 percentage points. Most of that increase, 4.5 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.

Walking lost the most ground, falling from 4.8% to 2.1% of workers (down 2.7 percentage points).

Working from home overtook walking to become the 2nd most common choice in the 2021 release and has stayed ahead since.

Commute Start Times in Aroostook County

What Time Do People Leave for Work in Aroostook County?

The bars show when commuters in Aroostook County leave home for work, as a share of everyone who commutes (people who work from home are not counted), from the 2024 ACS 5-year estimates. The thin violet marks show Maine for comparison. Hover over or tap a row for the exact numbers.

12:00-4:59 AM		6.5%
5:00-5:29 AM		4.4%
5:30-5:59 AM		6.5%
6:00-6:29 AM		12.4%
6:30-6:59 AM		12.0%
7:00-7:29 AM		16.7%
7:30-7:59 AM		15.6%
8:00-8:29 AM		7.2%
8:30-8:59 AM		3.1%
9:00-9:59 AM		3.6%
10:00-10:59 AM		1.0%
11:00-11:59 AM		0.9%
12:00-3:59 PM		5.9%
4:00-11:59 PM		4.3%

Aroostook County Maine Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates

The busiest time to head out in Aroostook County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 16.7% of commuters leave home, compared with 15.8% across Maine. Early starts are more common than in Maine: 17.3% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 16.0% there. The morning rush looks much like Maine's: 51.6% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 49.9% there. About 1 in 6 commuters (15.7%) leave at 9 AM or later, which usually points to shift work, flexible hours or part-time jobs.

When people leave matters as much as how far they go. Rush-hour traffic shrinks how much ground a 20-minute trip covers, so a trade area drawn as a simple circle often takes in neighborhoods that customers or staff would never drive from and misses others that are an easy trip. A drive-time zone, also called an isochrone, outlines every place within a set number of minutes of an address, which makes it the more honest way to size a store's catchment, a hiring area or the commute from a new home.

See it for yourself on the interactive map: click any spot in Aroostook County, pick a 5, 10, 15 or 30-minute drive and see the local demographics of the people who live within that exact drive time.

Is Aroostook County Waking Up Earlier? Typical Departure Time, 2009-2024

Each line follows the typical (median) departure time: the moment by which half of commuters have already left home. Higher on the chart means a later start. Setting Aroostook County next to Maine and the U.S. shows whether local mornings are drifting earlier or later than everyone else's. The figures span 16 ACS 5-year releases, so changes build up gradually rather than jumping from one year to the next.

Median time commuters leave home, by ACS 5-year release year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Show typical departure times by year

Year	Aroostook County	Maine	United States
2009	7:21 AM	7:26 AM	7:37 AM
2010	7:21 AM	7:26 AM	7:38 AM
2011	7:21 AM	7:27 AM	7:38 AM
2012	7:20 AM	7:27 AM	7:38 AM
2013	7:21 AM	7:27 AM	7:39 AM
2014	7:16 AM	7:27 AM	7:39 AM
2015	7:15 AM	7:26 AM	7:38 AM
2016	7:16 AM	7:26 AM	7:38 AM
2017	7:17 AM	7:25 AM	7:38 AM
2018	7:15 AM	7:24 AM	7:37 AM
2019	7:17 AM	7:24 AM	7:37 AM
2020	7:15 AM	7:24 AM	7:37 AM
2021	7:14 AM	7:24 AM	7:37 AM
2022	7:14 AM	7:24 AM	7:37 AM
2023	7:15 AM	7:25 AM	7:38 AM
2024	7:15 AM	7:25 AM	7:38 AM

In 2024, half of commuters in Aroostook County were on the road by 7:15 AM, 6 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:21 AM). The shift is sharper than across Maine, where the typical start moved 1 minute earlier. Commuters in Aroostook County now leave 23 minutes earlier than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM). Since the 2019 release, which covers the years just before the pandemic, the typical start in Aroostook County has moved 2 minutes earlier.

How does Aroostook County's commute time compare?

Metric	Aroostook County	Maine	US Average
Avg. Commute Time	13.5 min	20.8 min	22.4 min
Departure Window	07:00 AM – 07:29 AM	07:00 AM – 07:29 AM	07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window	07:30 AM – 07:59 AM	07:30 AM – 07:59 AM	07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home	8.8%	15.9%	15.0%
Walked	2.1%	3.4%	2.4%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.5%	3.2%

The average commute time in Aroostook County is 13.5 minutes, shorter than the 20.8 minutes in Maine.

0.1% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.5% in Maine. 2.1% commute by walking, lower than the 3.4% in Maine.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Aroostook County, ME Commute Compared With Nearby Counties

Aroostook County, ME is the 2nd largest of the 6 counties compared here, 67,056 residents against a local median of 50,956. Where Aroostook County, ME breaks from the counties next to it is one-way commute, sitting 26% below the local median of 18.1 min at 13.5 min. That is the better end of the local range on this measure.

Work from home tells the same story from another angle: 8.8% against a local median of 11.0%, 21% below it. The counties themselves spread 6.2 min on one-way commute, so Aroostook County, ME sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Aroostook County, ME has the lowest one-way commute of the 6 areas compared here.

Area	Population	One-way commute	Work from home	Typical departure
Aroostook County, ME	67,056	13.5 min #1/6	8.8% #6/6	7:15 AM #4/6
Piscataquis County, ME	17,263	16.3 min	10.8%	6:50 AM
Penobscot County, ME	154,700	18.1 min	11.3%	7:23 AM
Somerset County, ME	50,956	22.5 min	11.0%	7:03 AM
Washington County, ME	31,330	16.9 min	9.7%	7:11 AM
Hancock County, ME	56,460	21.6 min	13.7%	7:18 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Aroostook County, Maine.

How much does the average commute cost workers in Aroostook County, Maine?

Commuters here spend an estimated 112 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $3,477 at a typical national wage. That's 35% less than the typical Maine commuter spends.

When is rush hour worst in Aroostook County, Maine?

Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Aroostook County, Maine. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM also sees a secondary bump.

Do people use public transit in Aroostook County, Maine?

Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.1% of commuters use it versus 0.5% in Maine, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.

Where are the quickest and slowest commutes among counties in Maine?

Among counties in Maine, the shortest average commutes are in Aroostook County (13.5 min), Piscataquis County (16.3 min), Knox County (16.6 min). The longest are in York County (23.9 min), Oxford County (23.4 min), Somerset County (22.5 min).