Who works from home in South Portland?
How many workers in South Portland, ME work from home, how much that changed since 2015, and how the local share compares with the county, the state and the United States.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B08301.
This story was assembled using AI and public data sources.
Working from home changed South Portland's workday.
Workers who work from home: 15.9% — About 2,548 workers · U.S.: 13.5%
Share working from home, 2015 to 2023
- 2015: 4.8
- 2023: 15.9
Share working from home
- South Portland: 15.9
- Cumberland County: 19.4
- ME: 14.1
- U.S.: 13.5
How workers get there (2023)
- Drove alone: 71.9
- Public transit: 1.1
- Worked from home: 15.9
- Other: 11.2
What it means
Remote work in South Portland is roughly 3.3× what it was in 2015 — 4.8% of workers then, 15.9% now.
That is notably higher than the national figure — the national share is 13.5%.
ACS 5-year estimates average five years of responses, so the 2023 figure still carries some pre-pandemic years inside it.
Sources
- U.S. Census Bureau — American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates — Population, income, housing, education, commuting and poverty figures
- Census Bureau API — ACS Detailed Tables — The endpoint these pages are generated from
- data.census.gov — Look up the same tables for any place yourself
- ACS accuracy statement — Estimates carry margins of error; small places vary the most
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