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| Statistic | West End | Portland | Maine |
| Average one way commute | n/a | 20min | 24min |
| Workers who drive to work | 45.4% | 62.3% | 78.2% |
| Workers who carpool | 6.4% | 8.7% | 10.1% |
| Workers who take public transit | 0.6% | 2.5% | 0.6% |
| Workers who bicycle | 5.3% | 2.1% | 0.4% |
| Workers who walk | 26.8% | 12.4% | 4.0% |
| Working from home | 14.6% | 11.1% | 5.5% |
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