Households in Bartonsville earn more than those in 96% of U.S. towns
Only 2% work in Bartonsville itself; outside it, Frederick draws the most (15%, 5 miles). Poverty touches 3.2% of residents; Maryland has 9.4%. Jobs and income earn Bartonsville A; getting around on foot earns it C−.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Bartonsville and work: the main findings
Bartonsville workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 37 minutes each way, against 31 across Maryland. Over a year that’s about 284 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Bartonsville is a place people come home to
There are 427 jobs based in Bartonsville, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Bartonsville has about 2,300 people in it, 30% 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.
Jobs & income in Bartonsville: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Bartonsville is better than 94% of U.S. towns, #52 of 261 in Maryland. Household income is its strongest input ($156,979, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.1%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Bartonsville could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
The trip to work from Bartonsville: about 37 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bartonsville workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,278 commuters (the 26% 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.
Bartonsville by day and by night
On a workday 1,369 residents head out to work, 35 work right here, and 392 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,300 people are in Bartonsville on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than live here.
0.30 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.
Where people from Bartonsville work
Where Bartonsville clocks in
15% 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.
66% of the jobs in Bartonsville pay over $3,333 a month
427 jobs are based in Bartonsville.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bartonsville, 2013 → 2023: 139 → 427. 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 Bartonsville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Bartonsville
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.
Getting around Bartonsville: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Bartonsville is more walkable than 21% of U.S. towns, #254 of 261 in Maryland. Both inputs place Bartonsville near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,716 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 5.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 86% 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 Bartonsville households have no vehicle (Maryland 8.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Bartonsville’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Bartonsville is 243rd of 4,453 U.S. towns of 2,300 to 4,400
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 21 | Brown Station MD | 3,451 | $169K | 3.3% | 1.2% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 35 | Naval Academy MD | 3,006 | $122K | 1.5% | 4.4% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 42 | Herald Harbor MD | 2,430 | $148K | 1.6% | 1.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 241 | Terrace Park OH | 2,357 | $198K | 2.1% | 3.9% | 2% | A |
| 242 | Milton Township MI | 3,187 | $119K | 3.2% | 2.3% | 3% | A |
| 243 | Bartonsville MD | 3,282 | $157K | 3.2% | 3.1% | 2% | A |
| 244 | Union Township PA | 4,047 | $113K | 4.8% | 1.7% | 2% | A |
| 245 | Dousman WI | 2,665 | $97K | 5.0% | 1.0% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,453 | 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 Bartonsville, the top three, the last and three more from Maryland.
Bartonsville and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bartonsville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bartonsville | – | A | C− | 37 min | $156,979 |
| Spring Ridge | under 3% | A+ | B− | 31 min | $145,625 |
| Linganore | under 3% | A+ | C | 41 min | $175,833 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bartonsville’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 Bartonsville: questions
What is the median household income in Bartonsville?
$156,979 (±$36,756) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bartonsville?
3.2%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bartonsville?
37 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 26% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bartonsville work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Frederick (15%, 5 mi), Ballenger Creek (8%, 4 mi), Gaithersburg (7%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Bartonsville walkable?
Bartonsville is more walkable than 21% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.6 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Bartonsville without a car?
1% 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 Bartonsville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bartonsville
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.