There are 2.6 jobs in Andrews AFB for every working resident, and 1,796 people commute in
There are 1,815 jobs in Andrews AFB for 690 working residents. Only 3% stay in Andrews AFB for work; outside it, Washington is the main destination (10%, 10 miles). Working from home is the commute for 11% of workers, next to 19% for Maryland as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Andrews AFB apart
Andrews AFB is where the jobs are
Andrews AFB has 1,815 jobs, 2.6 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Andrews AFB are quick
The average trip to work takes 17 minutes, against 31 across Maryland. That’s about 107 hours a year less on the road than the typical Maryland worker, and quicker than any town next door (28 to 38 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Most jobs in Andrews AFB pay over $40,000 a year
74% of the jobs based in Andrews AFB pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
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 690 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Andrews AFB
On family income, poverty and job access, Andrews AFB is better than 88% of U.S. towns, #89 of 261 in Maryland. Job access by car holds Andrews AFB’s grade up (ahead of 95% of U.S. towns); family income pulls it down ($88,446, U.S. $99,999). It also does well on the poverty rate.
15% of Andrews AFB’s residents are college students, and off-campus students count in the Census poverty figures. Where students are 15% or more of the people the Census checks for poverty (16% here), the grade uses the rate without them: 3.5%, against 3.9% for all residents. Unemployment (4.6%) is left out here: students looking for part-time work count as unemployed. Income is ranked as median family income ($88,446), since student households pull the household median down ($87,407).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for family income and poverty, Andrews AFB could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
Who works in Andrews AFB, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 671 residents head out to work and 19 work right here.
About 4,300 people are in Andrews AFB on a workday afternoon, 36% more than live here.
2.6 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.
From Andrews AFB, about 17 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Andrews AFB workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,368 commuters (the 11% 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.
74% of the jobs in Andrews AFB pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Andrews AFB, 2013 → 2023: 1,469 → 1,815. 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 Andrews AFB’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who travels to work in Andrews AFB, and from where
Where Andrews AFB clocks in
10% of workers
5% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Andrews AFB
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.
Andrews AFB is more walkable than 85% of U.S. towns
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,543 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 10.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 94% 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). 6.4% of Andrews AFB households have no vehicle (Maryland 8.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Andrews AFB’s commuters take a bus or train.
Andrews AFB next to U.S. towns of 2,200 to 4,200: 482nd of 4,562 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 19 | Brown Station MD | 3,451 | $169K | 3.3% | 1.2% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 32 | Naval Academy MD | 3,006 | $122K | 1.5% | 4.4% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 40 | Herald Harbor MD | 2,430 | $148K | 1.6% | 1.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 480 | Erienna Township IL | 2,496 | $97K | 3.8% | 1.6% | 1% | A |
| 481 | Greenwich Township PA | 3,496 | $103K | 7.7% | 0.8% | 4% | A |
| 482 | Andrews AFB MD | 3,130 | $87K | 3.9% | 4.6% | 3% | A |
| 483 | Rivanna VA | 2,211 | $146K | 4.6% | 8.1% | 2% | A |
| 484 | Riley Township IL | 3,017 | $165K | 6.5% | 3.5% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,562 | 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 Andrews AFB, the top three, the last and three more from Maryland.
Andrews AFB and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Andrews AFB workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrews AFB | – | A | A | 17 min | $87,407 |
| Camp Springs | under 2% | A− | A | 38 min | $120,456 |
| Melwood | under 2% | B− | B− | 36 min | $81,364 |
| Clinton | under 2% | A− | B | 38 min | $124,803 |
| Morningside | under 2% | B− | A | 28 min | $69,000 |
| Westphalia | under 2% | A | B | 37 min | $164,197 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Andrews AFB’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.
- Students. 15% of residents are college students; the poverty input leaves off-campus students out (above).
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Andrews AFB: questions
What is the median household income in Andrews AFB?
$87,407 (±$8,963) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Andrews AFB?
3.9% of residents live below the poverty line; leaving out college students, 3.5%. Maryland: 9.4%.
How long is the commute from Andrews AFB?
17 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Andrews AFB work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington (10%, 10 mi), Baltimore (5%, 37 mi), Columbia (2%, 27 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Andrews AFB walkable?
Andrews AFB is more walkable than 85% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 8.8 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Andrews AFB without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Andrews AFB, from the people who make the trip.
More of Andrews AFB
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.