Photo: Quarterczar at English Wikipedia · Public domainBrock Hall ranks among the highest-earning U.S. towns by household income
Jobs and income earn Brock Hall A; getting around on foot earns it B. Household incomes here are among the highest in the country. Below the poverty line: 2.7% of residents; Maryland has 9.4%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Brock Hall: the figures worth knowing
A lot of Brock Hall workers cross into Washington, D.C.
30% of Brock Hall workers work outside Maryland, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Washington (29%) and Arlington (2%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
Brock Hall draws workers from far and wide
The 7,392 jobs in Brock Hall are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 22%; the other 77% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Brock Hall 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 ↓
A lot of Brock Hall works from home
33% of Brock Hall workers work from home, against 19% across Maryland. Time on the road ↓
Brock Hall has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Brock Hall went from 4,911 in 2013 to 7,392 in 2023, +51%. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Brock Hall’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Brock Hall is better than 89% of U.S. towns, #76 of 261 in Maryland. Household income holds Brock Hall’s grade up ($206,451, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (6.0%, 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, Brock Hall could be anywhere from A− to A+.
29% of working residents work in Washington
Where Brock Hall clocks in
29% of workers
3% 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.
About 42 minutes each way, longer than most of Maryland
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Brock Hall workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,811 commuters (the 33% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 34% of the jobs in Brock Hall
7,392 jobs are based in Brock Hall.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Brock Hall, 2013 → 2023: 4,911 → 7,392. 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 Brock Hall’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Brock Hall by day and by night
On a workday 5,396 residents head out to work, 90 work right here, and 7,302 people come in from elsewhere.
About 16,000 people are in Brock Hall on a workday afternoon, 14% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.35 per resident).
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 it is to work from Brock Hall
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.
In Brock Hall, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Brock Hall is more walkable than 64% of U.S. towns, #186 of 261 in Maryland. Both inputs place Brock Hall 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 7,217 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 3.6 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 78% 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). 1.2% of Brock Hall households have no vehicle (Maryland 8.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 4% of Brock Hall’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Brock Hall is 360th of 2,059 U.S. towns of 10,000 to 18,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 10 | Scaggsville MD | 10,564 | $207K | 2.9% | 1.7% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 22 | Annapolis Neck MD | 12,032 | $174K | 3.3% | 0.8% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 43 | Colesville MD | 14,519 | $131K | 3.4% | 2.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 358 | Somerville NJ | 14,665 | $104K | 5.9% | 3.4% | 7% | A |
| 359 | Easttown Township PA | 11,090 | $215K | 7.2% | 4.0% | 4% | A |
| 360 | Brock Hall MD | 13,615 | $206K | 2.7% | 6.0% | 2% | A |
| 361 | Montvale NJ | 10,113 | $178K | 4.0% | 5.9% | 9% | A |
| 362 | Newcastle OK | 15,198 | $93K | 3.8% | 2.8% | 8% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,059 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Brock Hall, the top three, the last and three more from Maryland.
Brock Hall and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Bowie (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Brock Hall workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brock Hall | – | A | B | 42 min | $206,451 |
| Upper Marlboro | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Bowie | 2% | A | A | 35 min | $141,995 |
| Kettering | under 2% | B+ | A | 41 min | $126,938 |
| Marlboro Meadows | under 2% | A | C+ | 39 min | $111,313 |
| Marlboro Village | under 2% | A | B+ | 35 min | $122,856 |
| Brown Station | under 2% | A+ | B+ | 30 min | $168,848 |
| Queen Anne | under 2% | A+ | C− | 36 min | $102,727 |
| Queensland | under 2% | A | D | 31 min | $204,423 |
Same-state neighbors only. Upper Marlboro: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Brock Hall’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 Brock Hall: questions
What is the median household income in Brock Hall?
$206,451 (±$23,064) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Brock Hall?
2.7%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Brock Hall?
42 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 33% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Brock Hall work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington (29%, 15 mi), Baltimore (3%, 32 mi), Lake Arbor (3%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Brock Hall walkable?
Brock Hall is more walkable than 64% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 7.1 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Brock Hall without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Brock Hall, from the people who make the trip.
More of Brock Hall
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.