How long is the commute from Bar Harbor, ME?

Name: Commute and cars in Bar Harbor, ME, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
License: https://www.census.gov/data/developers/about/terms-of-service.html

Workers who live in Bar Harbor, ME take an average of 19.6 minutes to get to work (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

56.3% of workers drive alone to work.

0.0% take public transportation.

13.3% of workers walk to work.

21.9% work from home.

7.9% of households have no vehicle.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Average commute: 19.6 minutes (±6.3)
Public transportation: 0.0%
Work from home: 21.9%
Households without a car: 7.9%

How people in Bar Harbor get to work

Workers 16 and over by means of transportation to work, 2020–2024
Means of transportation	Bar Harbor	Hancock County	Maine	United States
Drove alone	56.3% (±9.3 points)	68.2%	70.8%	68.8%
Carpooled	6.3% (±4.7 points)	11.9%	7.9%	8.5%
Public transportation	0.0% (±1.0 points)	0.5%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked	13.3% (±5.6 points)	4.3%	3.4%	2.4%
Other means (bicycle, taxi, motorcycle)	2.3% (±2.8 points)	1.4%	1.5%	2.0%
Worked from home	21.9% (±8.4 points)	13.7%	15.9%	15.1%

In Bar Harbor, the average commute is not measurably different from Hancock County (25.4 minutes).

It is not measurably different from Maine (24.6 minutes).

It is lower than the national figure (26.4 minutes).

In Bar Harbor, the share commuting by public transportation is not measurably different from Hancock County (0.5%).

It is not measurably different from Maine (0.5%).

It is lower than the national figure (3.2%).

In Hancock County, Bar Harbor ranks 31 of 37 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest average commute.

Statewide, it ranks 383 of 462.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Cars per household in Bar Harbor

Occupied housing units by vehicles available, 2020–2024
Vehicles available	Bar Harbor	Hancock County	Maine	United States
No vehicle	7.9% (±5.5 points)	6.2%	6.8%	8.4%
1 vehicle	43.6% (±9.6 points)	35.6%	33.6%	33.1%
2 vehicles	40.0% (±9.9 points)	39.6%	39.9%	36.6%
3 or more vehicles	8.5% (±4.1 points)	18.6%	19.8%	21.9%

In Bar Harbor, the share of households without a vehicle is not measurably different from Hancock County (6.2%).

It is not measurably different from Maine (6.8%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (8.4%).

Working from home and internet access in Bar Harbor

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Bar Harbor	Hancock County	Maine	United States
Workers working from home	21.9% (±8.4 points)	13.7% (±1.7 points)	15.9% (±0.4 points)	15.1%
Households with a computer	93.9% (±7.1 points)	93.9% (±1.2 points)	94.9% (±0.2 points)	95.5%
Households with broadband internet	92.3% (±7.2 points)	91.2% (±1.2 points)	90.3% (±0.3 points)	91.0%

In Bar Harbor, the share of households with a broadband subscription is not measurably different from Hancock County (91.2%).

It is not measurably different from Maine (90.3%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (91.0%).

Average commute in places near Bar Harbor

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bar Harbor
Place	Distance	Average commute	Compared with this place
Bar Harbor	—	19.6 minutes (±6.3)	—
Mount Desert	5.5 mi	17.9 minutes (±3.6)	Not measurably different
Sorrento	6.8 mi	34.1 minutes (±11.2)	Higher
Winter Harbor	6.9 mi	24.5 minutes (±6.4)	Not measurably different
Lamoine	7.1 mi	21.9 minutes (±2.5)	Not measurably different
Trenton	7.8 mi	28.7 minutes (±3.6)	Higher
Hancock	8.8 mi	29.1 minutes (±4.1)	Higher
Gouldsboro	9.5 mi	35.9 minutes (±8.8)	Higher
Cranberry Isles	9.8 mi	20.3 minutes (±8.8)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Sorrento, ME (34.1 minutes), Trenton, ME (28.7 minutes), Hancock, ME (29.1 minutes).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Average commute across Hancock County, place by place

Rank	Place	Average commute
25	Sedgwick	22.5 minutes (±2.9)
26	Lamoine	21.9 minutes (±2.5)
27	Brooksville	21.0 minutes (±3.2)
28	Blue Hill	20.9 minutes (±6.1)
29	Deer Isle	20.4 minutes (±4.1)
30	Cranberry Isles	20.3 minutes (±8.8)
31	Bar Harbor	19.6 minutes (±6.3)
32	Mount Desert	17.9 minutes (±3.6)
33	Frenchboro	15.9 minutes (±10.6)
34 (tie)	Southwest Harbor	15.7 minutes (±3.4)
34 (tie)	Stonington	15.7 minutes (±3.8)
36	Castine	14.2 minutes (±2.7)
37	Swans Island	12.0 minutes (±4.5)

Showing 13 of 37 places in Hancock County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Bar Harbor include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Bar Harbor (community).

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Bar Harbor

How long is the average commute in Bar Harbor?

Workers who live in Bar Harbor, ME take an average of 19.6 minutes each way (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Can you live in Bar Harbor without a car?

7.9% of households in Bar Harbor have no vehicle, and 0.0% of workers commute by public transportation.

How many people work from home in Bar Harbor?

21.9% (±8.4 points) of workers who live in Bar Harbor worked from home, and 92.3% of households have a broadband subscription.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Bar Harbor town, Hancock County, Maine (county subdivision:02865, in state:23 county:009).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

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DP03_0018E, DP03_0018M, DP03_0025E, DP03_0025M, DP03_0019PE, DP03_0019PM, DP03_0020PE, DP03_0020PM, DP03_0021PE, DP03_0021PM, DP03_0022PE, DP03_0022PM, DP03_0023PE, DP03_0023PM, DP03_0024PE, DP03_0024PM, DP04_0058PE, DP04_0058PM, DP04_0059PE, DP04_0059PM, DP04_0060PE, DP04_0060PM, DP04_0061PE, DP04_0061PM, DP02_0153PE, DP02_0153PM, DP02_0154PE, DP02_0154PM

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