Burtonsville’s household incomes are higher than in 92% of U.S. towns
Jobs & income A−: better than 84% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #106 of 261 in Maryland.
Walkability A: more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns · #94 of 261 in Maryland.
Working residents average 33 minutes each way (Maryland 31, U.S. 26). Only 3% work in Burtonsville; the top destination outside it is Washington (16%, 16 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What’s behind Burtonsville’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Burtonsville is better than 84% of U.S. towns, #106 of 261 in Maryland. Job access by car holds Burtonsville’s grade up (ahead of 95% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (6.7%, 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, Burtonsville could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
Burtonsville quiets down on a workday
On a workday 4,196 residents head out to work, 108 work right here, and 2,393 people come in from elsewhere.
About 8,400 people are in Burtonsville on a workday afternoon, 18% fewer than live here.
0.58 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.
16% of working residents work in Washington
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Burtonsville clocks in
16% of workers
6% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
What the 2,501 jobs in Burtonsville are
2,501 jobs are based in Burtonsville. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Burtonsville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Burtonsville, 2013 → 2023: 2,439 → 2,501. 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.
About 33 minutes each way, about the MD average
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Burtonsville workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,607 commuters (the 21% who work from home are left out). Across Maryland: 80% drive alone, 5% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
Half of Burtonsville commutes less than 13 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Burtonsville is more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Burtonsville is more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns, #94 of 261 in Maryland. Both inputs place Burtonsville 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 5,830 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 89% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 7% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 17.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 97% 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). 3.5% of Burtonsville households have no vehicle (Maryland 8.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 4% of Burtonsville’s commuters take a bus or train.
Burtonsville is 678th of 2,878 U.S. towns of 7,000 to 14,000 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Burtonsville, the top three, the last and three more from Maryland.
| # | 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 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 13 | Scaggsville MD | 10,564 | $207K | 2.9% | 1.7% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 28 | Chevy Chase MD | 9,445 | $212K | 4.3% | 1.9% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 36 | Annapolis Neck MD | 12,032 | $174K | 3.3% | 0.8% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 676 | Bedminster Township PA | 7,501 | $152K | 3.4% | 5.9% | 4% | A− |
| 677 | Marina del Rey CA | 9,176 | $147K | 1.8% | 11.2% | 4% | A− |
| 678 | Burtonsville MD | 10,203 | $134K | 4.3% | 6.7% | 3% | A− |
| 679 | Lochbuie CO | 8,776 | $97K | 7.7% | 2.3% | 1% | A− |
| 680 | Hampshire IL | 9,266 | $95K | 7.8% | 2.5% | 5% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,878 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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.
Burtonsville and the towns next door
Darker towns draw more of Burtonsville’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Burtonsville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burtonsville | – | A− | A | 33 min | $134,276 |
| Fairland | under 3% | B+ | A | 35 min | $98,800 |
| Ashton-Sandy Spring | under 3% | A+ | A | 36 min | $174,063 |
| Cloverly | under 3% | A− | A− | 35 min | $152,083 |
| Scaggsville | under 3% | A+ | B− | 30 min | $207,220 |
| West Laurel | under 3% | A | C+ | 37 min | $164,688 |
| Spencerville | under 3% | A | C | 46 min | $189,766 |
| Konterra | under 3% | A− | B− | 30 min | $130,000 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Burtonsville: questions
What is the median household income in Burtonsville?
$134,276 (±$17,038) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Burtonsville?
4.3%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Burtonsville?
33 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Burtonsville work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington (16%, 16 mi), Rockville (6%, 12 mi), Columbia (5%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Burtonsville walkable?
Burtonsville is more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 11.0 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Burtonsville without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 7% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Burtonsville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Burtonsville
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.