Photo: Bluesnote · CC BY-SA 4.0Household incomes in Abingdon are higher than in 93% of U.S. towns
7% of workers work from home, against 19% across Maryland. The poverty rate is 10.5%; Maryland has 9.4%. Abingdon grades B+ for jobs and income and B+ for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Abingdon in brief
Abingdon is a place people come home to
There are 358 jobs based in Abingdon, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Abingdon has about 3,200 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Abingdon workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 31 across Maryland. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (31 to 31 minutes). Time on the road ↓
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.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Abingdon
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Abingdon is better than 71% of U.S. towns, #163 of 261 in Maryland. Household income holds Abingdon’s grade up ($136,833, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (4.8%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Abingdon could be anywhere from B− to A.
A workday in Abingdon: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 2,121 residents head out to work, 17 work right here, and 341 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,200 people are in Abingdon on a workday afternoon, 35% fewer than live here.
0.17 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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.
The daily trip from Abingdon: about 36 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Abingdon workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,877 commuters (the 7% 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.
13% of working residents work in Baltimore
Where Abingdon clocks in
13% of workers
6% 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.
Inside Abingdon’s 358 jobs
358 jobs are based in Abingdon.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Abingdon, 2013 → 2023: 260 → 358. 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 Abingdon’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Abingdon’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Getting around Abingdon: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Abingdon is more walkable than 68% of U.S. towns, #170 of 261 in Maryland. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 8.0% across Maryland.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,085 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 3.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 77% 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). 3.0% of Abingdon households have no vehicle (Maryland 8.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Abingdon’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Abingdon ranks: 1,178th of 3,758 U.S. towns of 3,500 to 6,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 16 | Fulton MD | 5,677 | $222K | 0.7% | 1.7% | 11% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 24 | Riva MD | 4,976 | $176K | 1.1% | 1.2% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 36 | Hampton MD | 5,372 | $171K | 3.8% | 0.5% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,176 | Heron Bay GA | 4,595 | $106K | 1.7% | 8.2% | <1% | B+ |
| 1,177 | Whitmore Village HI | 4,105 | $105K | 11.2% | 2.9% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,178 | Abingdon MD | 5,019 | $137K | 10.5% | 4.8% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,179 | Greenhills OH | 3,721 | $70K | 9.4% | 2.5% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,180 | Stockbridge Township MI | 3,998 | $80K | 5.9% | 2.6% | 9% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,758 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Abingdon, the top three, the last and three more from Maryland.
Abingdon and its neighbors: 13% work next door
The biggest share goes to Edgewood (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Abingdon workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abingdon | – | B+ | B+ | 36 min | $136,833 |
| Edgewood | 6% | B− | A− | 31 min | $80,772 |
| Riverside | 2% | A | A− | 31 min | $105,785 |
| Bel Air South | 5% | A | B+ | 31 min | $123,653 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Abingdon’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 Abingdon: questions
What is the median household income in Abingdon?
$136,833 (±$22,845) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Abingdon?
10.5%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Abingdon?
36 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Abingdon work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Baltimore (13%, 21 mi), Bel Air (6%, 6 mi), Edgewood (6%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Abingdon walkable?
Abingdon is more walkable than 68% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 12.0 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Abingdon without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Abingdon, from the people who make the trip.
More of Abingdon
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.