Photo: geraldshields11 · CC BY-SA 3.0Household incomes in Berwyn Heights top those of 95% of U.S. towns
6.6% of residents are in poverty (Maryland 9.4%). Jobs and income earn Berwyn Heights A; getting around on foot earns it A+. Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 8.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 26.3 in Baltimore.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Berwyn Heights
A lot of Berwyn Heights workers cross into Washington, D.C.
22% of Berwyn Heights workers work outside Maryland, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Washington (23%) is one of the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
Most Berwyn Heights residents work close to home
61% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. Only 4% work more than 50 miles away. How far ↓
Home offices are common in Berwyn Heights
27% of Berwyn Heights workers work from home, against 19% across Maryland. Time on the road ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Berwyn Heights than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Berwyn Heights fell from 647 in 2013 to 458 in 2023, −29%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. 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.
Why Berwyn Heights gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Berwyn Heights is better than 89% of U.S. towns, #79 of 261 in Maryland. Job access by car holds Berwyn Heights’ grade up (ahead of 96% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (4.4%, 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, Berwyn Heights could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
23% of working residents work in Washington
Where Berwyn Heights clocks in
23% of workers
8% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Berwyn Heights
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.
Time on the road from Berwyn Heights: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Berwyn Heights workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,143 commuters (the 27% 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.
Jobs in Berwyn Heights: what the 458 are
458 jobs are based in Berwyn Heights.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Berwyn Heights, 2013 → 2023: 647 → 458. 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 Berwyn Heights’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How a workday changes Berwyn Heights
On a workday 1,260 residents head out to work, 11 work right here, and 447 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,500 people are in Berwyn Heights on a workday afternoon, 24% fewer than live here.
0.36 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.
Berwyn Heights is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Berwyn Heights is more walkable than 97% of U.S. towns, #34 of 261 in Maryland. Both inputs place Berwyn Heights 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 1,560 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 8.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 92% 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). 3.2% of Berwyn Heights households have no vehicle (Maryland 8.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 6% of Berwyn Heights’ commuters take a bus or train.
Berwyn Heights is 472nd of 4,593 U.S. towns of 2,300 to 4,500 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 22 | Brown Station MD | 3,451 | $169K | 3.3% | 1.2% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 37 | Naval Academy MD | 3,006 | $122K | 1.5% | 4.4% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 44 | Herald Harbor MD | 2,430 | $148K | 1.6% | 1.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 470 | Dillonvale OH | 3,514 | $79K | 6.0% | 1.4% | 1% | A |
| 471 | Sleepy Hollow IL | 3,122 | $150K | 4.7% | 5.1% | <1% | A |
| 472 | Berwyn Heights MD | 3,338 | $147K | 6.6% | 4.4% | 1% | A |
| 473 | Pleasant Valley MO | 2,747 | $76K | 4.5% | 1.9% | 1% | A |
| 474 | Washington Township OH | 3,083 | $71K | 4.1% | 0.3% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,593 | 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 Berwyn Heights, the top three, the last and three more from Maryland.
The towns next door employ 10% of Berwyn Heights
The biggest share goes to College Park (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Berwyn Heights workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berwyn Heights | – | A | A+ | 32 min | $146,591 |
| Greenbelt | 2% | B− | A+ | 34 min | $85,997 |
| College Park | 8% | B+ | A+ | 26 min | $69,721 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Berwyn Heights’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 Berwyn Heights: questions
What is the median household income in Berwyn Heights?
$146,591 (±$33,735) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Berwyn Heights?
6.6%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Berwyn Heights?
32 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 27% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Berwyn Heights work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington (23%, 8 mi), College Park (8%, 1 mi), Beltsville (4%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Berwyn Heights walkable?
Berwyn Heights is more walkable than 97% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 14.1 out of 20, and 9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Berwyn Heights without a car?
6% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Berwyn Heights, from the people who make the trip.
More of Berwyn Heights
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.