There are 6.0 jobs in Bier for every working resident, and 422 people commute in
There are 423 jobs in Bier; 71 of its residents have a job. Only 1% stay in Bier for work; outside it, Cumberland is the main destination (15%, 9 miles). 0% of workers have no commute at all (Maryland 19%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Bier on a workday
On a workday 70 residents head out to work and 1 work right here.
About 470 people are in Bier on a workday afternoon, 298% more than live here.
6.0 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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 Bier’s workforce comes from
Where Bier clocks in
15% of workers
8% 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.
Goods jobs make up 100% of work in Bier
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bier, 2013 → 2023: 13 → 423. 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 Bier’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Bier, about 30 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bier workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 102 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 many miles Bier commutes
About 33% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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.
Next door to Bier
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bier workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bier | – | — | — | 30 min | $113,317 |
| Rawlings | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Rawlings: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bier’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 Bier: questions
What is the median household income in Bier?
$113,317 (±$72,149) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bier?
0.0%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bier?
30 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bier work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cumberland (15%, 9 mi), La Vale (8%, 8 mi), Baltimore (7%, 122 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bier 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 Bier, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bier
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.