Photo: Preservation Maryland · CC BY-SA 2.0Benedict has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
For 0% of workers, the job is at home, against 19% across Maryland. There are 5 jobs in Benedict for 92 working residents. Hardly any stay in Benedict for work; outside it, Washington is the main destination (10%, 33 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Benedict: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 92 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 61 people are in Benedict on a workday afternoon, 59% 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.
Out of Benedict to work: where people go
Where Benedict clocks in
10% of workers
8% 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.
Benedict makes things: 100% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Benedict, 2013 → 2023: 18 → 5. 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 Benedict’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Benedict
of Benedict workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 55 commuters (the 0% 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.
How far it is to work from Benedict
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.
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 Benedict: questions
What is the median household income in Benedict?
$41,118 (±$36,320) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Benedict?
23.0%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Benedict work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington (10%, 33 mi), Waldorf (8%, 14 mi), La Plata (5%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Benedict without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Benedict, from the people who make the trip.
More of Benedict
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.