Photo: G. Edward Johnson · CC BY 4.0Aspen Hill has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 4,965 jobs in Aspen Hill, and 19,853 of its residents work somewhere. Aspen Hill grades B+ for jobs and income and A+ for walkability. Measured by household income, Aspen Hill is ahead of 84% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Aspen Hill apart on work
Short distances, slow trips
Half of Aspen Hill’s working residents have a job less than 9 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 34 minutes, longer than the Maryland average of 31. Time on the road ↓
Aspen Hill is a place people come home to
There are 4,965 jobs based in Aspen Hill, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Aspen Hill has about 38,000 people in it, 28% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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 Aspen Hill
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Aspen Hill is better than 68% of U.S. towns, #175 of 261 in Maryland. Job access by car holds Aspen Hill’s grade up (ahead of 95% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (7.0%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Aspen Hill could be anywhere from B to A−.
About 34 minutes each way, longer than most of Maryland
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Aspen Hill workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 20,671 commuters (the 23% 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.
A workday in Aspen Hill: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 19,309 residents head out to work, 544 work right here, and 4,421 people come in from elsewhere.
About 38,000 people are in Aspen Hill on a workday afternoon, 28% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
15% of working residents work in Washington
Where Aspen Hill clocks in
15% of workers
10% of workers
7% 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.
What Aspen Hill’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Aspen Hill, 2013 → 2023: 5,512 → 4,965. 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 Aspen Hill’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Aspen Hill’s workers travel
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.
Aspen Hill is more walkable than 96% 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 26,861 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 95% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 31% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 16.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 97% 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). 8.2% of Aspen Hill households have no vehicle (Maryland 8.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 11% of Aspen Hill’s commuters take a bus or train.
Aspen Hill places 424th of 850 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 37,000 to 72,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Fulshear TX | 64,630 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Liberty Township OH | 40,625 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.5% | 8% | A+ |
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| 5 | Severna Park MD | 40,228 | $170K | 2.8% | 2.7% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 13 | Bethesda MD | 69,397 | $192K | 4.3% | 3.1% | 16% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 23 | Potomac MD | 45,902 | $237K | 3.9% | 3.6% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 422 | Center Township IN | 41,874 | $79K | 8.8% | 3.2% | 11% | B+ |
| 423 | Poughkeepsie NY | 45,986 | $98K | 8.2% | 4.6% | 19% | B+ |
| 424 | Aspen Hill MD | 53,279 | $112K | 9.7% | 7.0% | 3% | B+ |
| 425 | Gloucester Township NJ | 67,085 | $101K | 8.4% | 7.0% | 8% | B+ |
| 426 | Covina CA | 49,404 | $99K | 8.9% | 6.9% | 7% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 850 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | 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 Aspen Hill, the top three, the last and three more from Maryland.
Aspen Hill and its neighbors: 15% work next door
The biggest share goes to Rockville (10%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Aspen Hill workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspen Hill | – | B+ | A+ | 34 min | $111,575 |
| Wheaton | under 3% | B | A+ | 32 min | $111,478 |
| Leisure World | under 3% | C+ | A | 40 min | $62,011 |
| Rockville | 10% | A | A+ | 31 min | $128,649 |
| Olney | under 3% | A | A | 32 min | $171,458 |
| Layhill | under 3% | A | A+ | 39 min | $146,308 |
| Cloverly | under 3% | A− | A− | 35 min | $152,083 |
| Glenmont | under 3% | A− | A+ | 34 min | $126,542 |
| North Bethesda | 5% | A | A+ | 30 min | $129,092 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Aspen Hill’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 Aspen Hill: questions
What is the median household income in Aspen Hill?
$111,575 (±$6,608) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Aspen Hill?
9.7%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Aspen Hill?
34 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Aspen Hill work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington (15%, 14 mi), Rockville (10%, 4 mi), Bethesda (7%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Aspen Hill walkable?
Aspen Hill is more walkable than 96% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 12.1 out of 20, and 13% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Aspen Hill without a car?
11% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. 31% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Aspen Hill, from the people who make the trip.
More of Aspen Hill
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.