Households in Aberdeen Proving Ground have higher incomes than those in 90% of U.S. towns
Poverty touches 0.9% of residents (Maryland 9.4%). Jobs and income earn Aberdeen Proving Ground A; getting around on foot earns it B+. Only 4% work in Aberdeen Proving Ground; the top destination outside it is Baltimore (19%, 28 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Aberdeen Proving Ground
Aberdeen Proving Ground has far more jobs than workers
Aberdeen Proving Ground has 2,049 jobs, 3.8 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 3,700 people are in town, 69% more than the 2,200 who live here. Day and night ↓
Jobs in Aberdeen Proving Ground have more than doubled in ten years
Jobs based in Aberdeen Proving Ground went from 791 in 2013 to 2,049 in 2023, +159%. The jobs ↓
Aberdeen Proving Ground’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Aberdeen Proving Ground is Baltimore, 28 miles away as the crow flies. 19% of working residents (101) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 544 working residents, small shifts move the shares; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Where Aberdeen Proving Ground’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Aberdeen Proving Ground is better than 93% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate is its strongest input; unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.4%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Aberdeen Proving Ground could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
Who commutes out of Aberdeen Proving Ground, and who commutes in
On a workday 520 residents head out to work, 24 work right here, and 2,025 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,700 people are in Aberdeen Proving Ground on a workday afternoon, 69% more than live here.
3.8 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
2,049 jobs are based in Aberdeen Proving Ground.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Aberdeen Proving Ground, 2013 → 2023: 791 → 2,049. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Aberdeen Proving Ground’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Aberdeen Proving Ground commutes
About 17% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The towns that send workers to Aberdeen Proving Ground
Where Aberdeen Proving Ground clocks in
19% of workers
4% of workers
4% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
How long Aberdeen Proving Ground spends getting to work: about 15 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Aberdeen Proving Ground workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,180 commuters (the 19% who work from home are left out). Across Maryland: 80% drive alone, 5% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Most of Aberdeen Proving Ground commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Aberdeen Proving Ground is more walkable than 70% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 16.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.0% across Maryland, on an EPA index of 5.8.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,452 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 1% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 1% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.6 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 51% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.1% of Aberdeen Proving Ground households have no vehicle (Maryland 8.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Aberdeen Proving Ground’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Aberdeen Proving Ground is 276th of 5,641 U.S. towns of 1,500 to 3,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 4 | Cabin John MD | 2,179 | $250K | 0.8% | 0.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 17 | Colmar Manor MD | 1,590 | $123K | 2.3% | 4.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 274 | Carnation WA | 2,471 | $153K | 1.6% | 2.5% | 2% | A |
| 275 | Cruger Township IL | 1,837 | $108K | 1.1% | 3.2% | 5% | A |
| 276 | Aberdeen Proving Ground MD | 2,193 | $125K | 0.9% | 3.4% | 4% | A |
| 277 | Edgewood FL | 2,845 | $81K | 5.0% | 1.2% | 2% | A |
| 278 | Lake Township IN | 2,917 | $87K | 2.6% | 1.2% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 5,641 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Aberdeen Proving Ground, the top three, the last and three more from Maryland.
The towns around Aberdeen Proving Ground
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Aberdeen Proving Ground workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Proving Ground | – | A | B+ | 15 min | $125,069 |
| Aberdeen | 4% | C+ | A− | 28 min | $74,826 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Aberdeen. Darker towns draw more of Aberdeen Proving Ground’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Aberdeen Proving Ground: questions
What is the median household income in Aberdeen Proving Ground?
$125,069 (±$22,707) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Aberdeen Proving Ground?
0.9%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Aberdeen Proving Ground?
15 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Aberdeen Proving Ground work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Baltimore (19%, 28 mi), Aberdeen (4%, 5 mi), Towson (4%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Aberdeen Proving Ground walkable?
Aberdeen Proving Ground is more walkable than 70% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 5.8 out of 20, and 17% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Aberdeen Proving Ground without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 1% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Aberdeen Proving Ground, from the people who make the trip.
More of Aberdeen Proving Ground
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.