Photo: Roberto221 · CC BY-SA 4.0Bryantown has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Commuters spend 54 minutes getting to work on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. Employers in Bryantown report 100 jobs for 321 working residents. Hardly any work in Bryantown itself; outside it, Washington draws the most (12%, 26 miles).
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 Bryantown
Bryantown workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 54 minutes each way, against 31 across Maryland. Over a year that’s about 414 hours of commuting, 176 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Bryantown’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Bryantown is Washington, DC, 26 miles away as the crow flies. 12% of working residents (37) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
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; with 321 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
About 54 minutes each way for Bryantown’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 17.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bryantown workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 119 commuters (the 20% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Bryantown
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.
Who works in Bryantown, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 318 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 97 people come in from elsewhere.
About 100 people are in Bryantown on a workday afternoon, 68% 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.
Where the trip to work from Bryantown ends
Where Bryantown clocks in
12% 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.
65% of the jobs in Bryantown pay over $3,333 a month
100 jobs are based in Bryantown.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bryantown, 2013 → 2023: 145 → 100. 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 Bryantown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
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 Bryantown: questions
What is the median household income in Bryantown?
$104,271 (±$63,634) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bryantown?
0.0%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bryantown?
54 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bryantown work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington (12%, 26 mi), Waldorf (8%, 6 mi), La Plata (5%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bryantown without a car?
26% 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 Bryantown, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bryantown
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.