Photo: Michael Jester · CC BY-SA 3.0Accokeek has higher household incomes than 95% of U.S. towns
30% of workers work from home (Maryland 19%). 3.7% of residents live below the poverty line, where Maryland as a whole has 9.4%. For jobs and income Accokeek is better than 79% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 55% of U.S. towns (B).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Accokeek, in brief
A lot of Accokeek workers cross into Washington, D.C.
36% of Accokeek workers work outside Maryland, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Washington (27%), Arlington (4%) and Alexandria (3%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
Accokeek workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 42 minutes each way, against 31 across Maryland. Over a year that’s about 322 hours of commuting, 84 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Accokeek is a place people come home to
There are 1,090 jobs based in Accokeek, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Accokeek has about 9,300 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Accokeek works from home
30% of Accokeek workers work from home, against 19% across Maryland. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Income, poverty and work: Accokeek’s grade explained
Household income holds Accokeek’s grade up ($150,815, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (9.9%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Accokeek could be anywhere from B+ to A.
27% of working residents work in Washington
Where Accokeek clocks in
27% of workers
3% 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 Accokeek spends getting to work: about 42 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Accokeek workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,729 commuters (the 30% 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.
The daily flow of workers through Accokeek
On a workday 6,045 residents head out to work, 89 work right here, and 1,001 people come in from elsewhere.
About 9,300 people are in Accokeek on a workday afternoon, 35% fewer than live here.
0.18 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 2024, primary jobs.
The 1,090 jobs based in Accokeek
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Accokeek, 2014 → 2024: 1,196 → 1,090. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Accokeek’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Accokeek, by distance
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Getting around Accokeek: mostly by car
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 4.9% 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 6,763 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.9 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 75% 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). 0.6% of Accokeek households have no vehicle (Maryland 8.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 4% of Accokeek’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 2,227 U.S. towns of 10,000 to 19,000, Accokeek comes 736th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 10 | Scaggsville MD | 10,564 | $207K | 2.9% | 1.7% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 23 | Annapolis Neck MD | 12,032 | $174K | 3.3% | 0.8% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 45 | Colesville MD | 14,519 | $131K | 3.4% | 2.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 734 | Rossville MD | 16,059 | $90K | 7.7% | 3.8% | 5% | A− |
| 735 | Nipomo CA | 17,516 | $110K | 5.7% | 3.3% | 12% | A− |
| 736 | Accokeek MD | 14,362 | $151K | 3.7% | 9.9% | 1% | A− |
| 737 | Tyngsborough MA | 12,721 | $129K | 6.6% | 5.5% | 8% | A− |
| 738 | Woodcrest CA | 17,368 | $154K | 5.7% | 6.2% | 3% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,227 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 28% | 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 Accokeek, the top three, the last and three more from Maryland.
Work in the towns next to Accokeek
The biggest share goes to Waldorf (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Accokeek workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accokeek | – | A− | B | 42 min | $150,815 |
| Bensville | under 2% | A | C− | 42 min | $170,072 |
| Waldorf | 3% | B+ | B+ | 41 min | $116,089 |
| Fort Washington | under 2% | A− | A | 38 min | $143,333 |
| Clinton | 1% | A− | B | 38 min | $124,803 |
| Brandywine | under 2% | A− | B | 42 min | $157,587 |
| Bryans Road | under 2% | A− | B+ | 45 min | $118,361 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Accokeek’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 2024, 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 Accokeek: questions
What is the median household income in Accokeek?
$150,815 (±$18,911) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Accokeek?
3.7%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Accokeek?
42 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 30% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Accokeek work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington (27%, 16 mi), Arlington (4%, 15 mi), Waldorf (3%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Accokeek walkable?
Accokeek is more walkable than 55% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 5.8 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Accokeek without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Accokeek, from the people who make the trip.
More of Accokeek
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.