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Jobs & commute in Allen

Allen has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each

Allen has 18 jobs; 79 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Allen for work; outside it, Salisbury is the main destination (38%, 8 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

18 jobs based here
Poverty
0.0%
Maryland 9.4%
Work in town
0%
0 of 79 working residents
Day and night

The daily flow of workers through Allen

On a workday 79 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 18 people come in from elsewhere.

79live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
18work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night55
Workday0
55live here− 79head out to work+ 18come in to work= 0on a workday

About 0 people are in Allen on a workday afternoon, 100% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.23jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Where Allen goes to work

Newark: 1 residents work here (1%)Washington: 1 residents work here (1%)Snow Hill: 1 residents work here (1%)Delmar: 2 residents work here (3%)Princess AnneBerlinPocomoke City: 1 residents work here (1%)Ocean City: 1 residents work here (1%)Laurel: 1 residents work here (1%)Westminster: 1 residents work here (1%)Easton: 2 residents work here (3%)Salisbury: 30 residents work here (38%)HallwoodNanticoke AcresAllenEdenArlingtonSalisburyDelmarEastonNewarkWashingtonSnow HillAllen
1
Salisbury8.3 mi away
38%30
2
Delmar12.8 mi away
3%2
3
Easton39.4 mi away
3%2
4
Newark, DE96.1 mi away
1%1
5
Washington, DC83.2 mi away
1%1
6
Snow Hill18.3 mi away
1%1
7
Pocomoke City17.3 mi away
1%1
8
Ocean City34.7 mi away
1%1
9
Laurel84.1 mi away
1%1
10
Westminster113.7 mi away
1%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
48%38
The top trips

Where Allen clocks in

38% of workers
8.3 mi awaySalisbury30 Allen residents work here · Jobs & commute →
3%Delmar
3% of workers
12.8 mi awayDelmar2 Allen residents work here · Jobs & commute →
3% of workers
39.4 mi awayEaston2 Allen residents work here · Jobs & commute →

Lines 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.

The jobs

67% of the jobs in Allen make or build things

Jobs based in AllenJobs Allen residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms67%19%
Trade, transport & utilities0%29%
Services: health, schools, offices33%52%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less11%10%
$1,251–$3,333 a month61%30%
Over $3,333 a month28%59%

Who does it

29 or younger17%20%
30 to 5439%43%
55 and older44%37%
+260%

Jobs based in Allen, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 18. 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 Allen’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

Miles to work from Allen

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miSalisbury: 38% · 8.3 miDelmar: 3% · 12.8 miEaston: 3% · 39.4 miNewark: 1% · 96.1 miWashington: 1% · 83.2 miSnow Hill: 1% · 18.3 miPocomoke City: 1% · 17.3 miOcean City: 1% · 34.7 miLaurel: 1% · 84.1 miWestminster: 1% · 113.7 miSalisbury 38%Delmar 3%Easton 3%Newark 1%Washington 1%Allen
AllenTop destinations (size = commuters)
49%Under 10 mi37 residents
14%10–24 mi11 residents
5%25–50 mi4 residents
32%Over 50 mi24 residents

About 32% 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.

Next door

Allen and its neighbors

Eden: few work hereEdenAllen
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%
Edenunder 2% of Allen

Jobs & commute next door

TownAllen workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Allen–————
Edenunder 2%C−B+37 min$39,559

Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Allen’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Allen: questions

What is the poverty rate in Allen?

0.0%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Allen work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Salisbury (38%, 8 mi), Delmar (3%, 13 mi), Easton (3%, 39 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Allen, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Allen

Allen home →
HandbookGetting around AllenRoads, buses, parking and the basics
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RankingsTop towns in MDShortest commutes, work from home & more

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.