Grahame House · Photo: Historic American Buildings Survey / Historic American Engineering Record · Public domainBaden’s household incomes are higher than in 95% of U.S. towns
For 34% of workers, the job is at home, against 19% across Maryland. Poverty touches 2.2% of residents, against 9.4% across Maryland. Baden grades A− for jobs and income and C− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Baden apart on work
Baden workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 46 minutes each way, against 31 across Maryland. Over a year that’s about 353 hours of commuting, 115 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (23 to 43 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Baden is a place people come home to
There are 201 jobs based in Baden, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Baden has about 1,600 people in it, 30% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Baden workers cross into Washington, D.C.
27% of Baden workers work outside Maryland, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Washington (17%), Arlington (2%) and Alexandria (2%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
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 891 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How Baden earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Baden is better than 78% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Baden’s grade up; unemployment pulls it down (7.5%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Baden could be anywhere from B to A+.
From Baden, about 46 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 14.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Baden workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 861 commuters (the 34% 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 commute in and out of Baden
On a workday 878 residents head out to work, 13 work right here, and 188 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,600 people are in Baden on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than live here.
0.23 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.
17% of working residents work in Washington
Where Baden clocks in
17% of workers
4% of workers
4% 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.
35% of the jobs in Baden make or build things
201 jobs are based in Baden.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Baden, 2013 → 2023: 155 → 201. 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 Baden’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Baden to work
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.
Most trips from Baden start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Baden is more walkable than 24% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.0% across Maryland, on an EPA index of 3.4.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,305 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 under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 0.0% of Baden households have no vehicle (Maryland 8.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 3% of Baden’s commuters take a bus or train.
Baden next to U.S. towns of 1,600 to 3,100: 822nd of 5,328 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 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 4 | Cabin John MD | 2,179 | $250K | 0.8% | 0.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 24 | Naval Academy MD | 3,006 | $122K | 1.5% | 4.4% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 820 | Bristol IN | 1,818 | $77K | 7.4% | 1.8% | 10% | A− |
| 821 | Westhampton MA | 1,618 | $100K | 6.5% | 7.7% | 4% | A− |
| 822 | Baden MD | 2,325 | $151K | 2.2% | 7.5% | 1% | A− |
| 823 | San Antonio FL | 1,603 | $94K | 5.0% | 3.9% | 1% | A− |
| 824 | Carleton MI | 2,302 | $73K | 7.6% | 2.1% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,328 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Baden, the top three, the last and three more from Maryland.
Next door to Baden
The biggest share goes to Croom (1%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Baden workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baden | – | A− | C− | 46 min | $151,058 |
| Croom | 1% | A− | B− | 43 min | $187,667 |
| Aquasco | under 2% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Cedarville | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Dunkirk | under 2% | A+ | C+ | 31 min | $149,271 |
Same-state neighbors only. Aquasco and Cedarville: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Baden’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 Baden: questions
What is the median household income in Baden?
$151,058 (±$58,171) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Baden?
2.2%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Baden?
46 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 34% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Baden work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington (17%, 22 mi), Waldorf (4%, 10 mi), Lake Arbor (4%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Baden walkable?
Baden is more walkable than 24% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 3.4 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Baden without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Baden, from the people who make the trip.
More of Baden
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.