Chapel of the Incarnation · Photo: Pubdog at en.wikipedia · Public domainHousehold incomes in Brandywine top those of 96% of U.S. towns
The two grades for Brandywine are A− for jobs and income and B for walkability. Poverty touches 6.2% of residents (Maryland 9.4%). Only 2% stay in Brandywine for work; outside it, Washington is the main destination (28%, 17 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Brandywine, in brief
A lot of Brandywine workers cross into Washington, D.C.
39% of Brandywine workers work outside Maryland, most of them in Washington, D.C., the Census survey finds. The commute map ↓
Brandywine workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 42 minutes each way, against 31 across Maryland. Over a year that’s about 322 hours of commuting, 84 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Brandywine
74% of Brandywine residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 50% of the jobs based in Brandywine pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 98% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Brandywine has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Brandywine went from 1,696 in 2013 to 2,641 in 2023, +56%. The jobs ↓
28% of Brandywine works in Washington
1,505 working residents, 28%, have their main job in Washington, DC, 17 miles away. That’s 14 times as many as work in Brandywine itself. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Income, poverty and work: Brandywine’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Brandywine is better than 82% of U.S. towns, #113 of 261 in Maryland. Household income holds Brandywine’s grade up ($157,587, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (5.6%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Brandywine could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
Where Brandywine goes to work
Where Brandywine clocks in
28% of workers
3% 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.
How long Brandywine spends getting to work: about 42 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Brandywine workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,104 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.
The 2,641 jobs based in Brandywine
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Brandywine, 2013 → 2023: 1,696 → 2,641. 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 Brandywine’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many people are in Brandywine by day
On a workday 5,184 residents head out to work, 102 work right here, and 2,539 people come in from elsewhere.
About 9,500 people are in Brandywine on a workday afternoon, 22% fewer than live here.
0.50 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.
How far Brandywine’s workers travel
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 Brandywine start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Brandywine is more walkable than 62% of U.S. towns, #192 of 261 in Maryland. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 4.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.0% across Maryland, on an EPA index of 6.4.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 6,868 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). 3.3% of Brandywine households have no vehicle (Maryland 8.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 5% of Brandywine’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 2,151 U.S. towns of 9,000 to 16,000, Brandywine comes 597th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 12 | Scaggsville MD | 10,564 | $207K | 2.9% | 1.7% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 23 | Chevy Chase MD | 9,445 | $212K | 4.3% | 1.9% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 28 | Annapolis Neck MD | 12,032 | $174K | 3.3% | 0.8% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 595 | Columbia Township OH | 9,326 | $94K | 7.2% | 3.1% | 7% | A− |
| 596 | Tiverton RI | 15,809 | $106K | 4.4% | 4.5% | 12% | A− |
| 597 | Brandywine MD | 12,160 | $158K | 6.2% | 5.6% | 2% | A− |
| 598 | Eureka MO | 13,422 | $108K | 7.9% | 3.4% | 8% | A− |
| 599 | Lincoln Park NJ | 10,950 | $123K | 2.9% | 10.1% | 7% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,151 | Roma TX | 11,543 | $25K | 37.1% | 12.4% | 22% | 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 Brandywine, the top three, the last and three more from Maryland.
The towns around Brandywine
The biggest share goes to Waldorf (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Brandywine workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandywine | – | A− | B | 42 min | $157,587 |
| Clinton | 2% | A− | B | 38 min | $124,803 |
| Rosaryville | under 2% | A | C+ | 43 min | $158,923 |
| Accokeek | under 2% | A− | B | 42 min | $150,815 |
| Waldorf | 3% | B+ | B+ | 41 min | $116,089 |
| Cedarville | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Croom | under 2% | A− | B− | 43 min | $187,667 |
Same-state neighbors only. Cedarville: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Brandywine’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 Brandywine: questions
What is the median household income in Brandywine?
$157,587 (±$14,275) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Brandywine?
6.2%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Brandywine?
42 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 26% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Brandywine work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington (28%, 17 mi), Arlington (4%, 18 mi), Lake Arbor (3%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Brandywine walkable?
Brandywine is more walkable than 62% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 6.4 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Brandywine without a car?
5% 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 Brandywine, from the people who make the trip.
More of Brandywine
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.