How long is the commute from Mount Desert, ME?

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

Workers who live in Mount Desert, ME take an average of 17.9 minutes to get to work (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

63.0% of workers drive alone to work.

0.5% take public transportation.

5.8% of workers walk to work.

19.1% work from home.

6.6% of households have no vehicle.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Average commute: 17.9 minutes (±3.6)
Public transportation: 0.5%
Work from home: 19.1%
Households without a car: 6.6%

How people in Mount Desert get to work

Workers 16 and over by means of transportation to work, 2020–2024
Means of transportation	Mount Desert	Hancock County	Maine	United States
Drove alone	63.0% (±10.9 points)	68.2%	70.8%	68.8%
Carpooled	9.1% (±7.5 points)	11.9%	7.9%	8.5%
Public transportation	0.5% (±1.1 points)	0.5%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked	5.8% (±5.1 points)	4.3%	3.4%	2.4%
Other means (bicycle, taxi, motorcycle)	2.6% (±2.0 points)	1.4%	1.5%	2.0%
Worked from home	19.1% (±8.7 points)	13.7%	15.9%	15.1%

In Mount Desert, the average commute is lower than in Hancock County (25.4 minutes).

It is also lower than in Maine (24.6 minutes).

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

In Mount Desert, 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, Mount Desert ranks 32 of 37 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest average commute.

Statewide, it ranks 402 of 462.

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

Cars per household in Mount Desert

Occupied housing units by vehicles available, 2020–2024
Vehicles available	Mount Desert	Hancock County	Maine	United States
No vehicle	6.6% (±7.3 points)	6.2%	6.8%	8.4%
1 vehicle	36.0% (±10.0 points)	35.6%	33.6%	33.1%
2 vehicles	36.1% (±9.1 points)	39.6%	39.9%	36.6%
3 or more vehicles	21.2% (±10.5 points)	18.6%	19.8%	21.9%

In Mount Desert, 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 Mount Desert

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Mount Desert	Hancock County	Maine	United States
Workers working from home	19.1% (±8.7 points)	13.7% (±1.7 points)	15.9% (±0.4 points)	15.1%
Households with a computer	98.9% (±1.3 points)	93.9% (±1.2 points)	94.9% (±0.2 points)	95.5%
Households with broadband internet	96.9% (±3.9 points)	91.2% (±1.2 points)	90.3% (±0.3 points)	91.0%

In Mount Desert, the share of households with a broadband subscription is higher than in Hancock County (91.2%).

It is also higher than in Maine (90.3%).

It is higher than the national figure (91.0%).

Average commute in places near Mount Desert

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mount Desert
Place	Distance	Average commute	Compared with this place
Mount Desert	—	17.9 minutes (±3.6)	—
Southwest Harbor	5.3 mi	15.7 minutes (±3.4)	Not measurably different
Bar Harbor	5.5 mi	19.6 minutes (±6.3)	Not measurably different
Bar Harbor (community)	6.8 mi	15.2 minutes (±3.7)	Not measurably different
Cranberry Isles	7.3 mi	20.3 minutes (±8.8)	Not measurably different
Tremont	8.2 mi	23.5 minutes (±5.8)	Not measurably different
Winter Harbor	9.6 mi	24.5 minutes (±6.4)	Not measurably different
Trenton	9.6 mi	28.7 minutes (±3.6)	Higher
Blue Hill	11 mi	20.9 minutes (±6.1)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Trenton, ME (28.7 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
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 12 of 37 places in Hancock County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Mount Desert

How long is the average commute in Mount Desert?

Workers who live in Mount Desert, ME take an average of 17.9 minutes each way (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Can you live in Mount Desert without a car?

6.6% of households in Mount Desert have no vehicle, and 0.5% of workers commute by public transportation.

How many people work from home in Mount Desert?

19.1% (±8.7 points) of workers who live in Mount Desert worked from home, and 96.9% 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 Mount Desert town, Hancock County, Maine (county subdivision:47630, in state:23 county:009).

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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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