Photo: Bohemian Baltimore · CC BY-SA 4.0Calverton has higher household incomes than 82% of U.S. towns
For 11% of workers, the job is at home (Maryland 19%). 9.7% of residents live below the poverty line, against 9.4% across Maryland. Calverton grades B+ for jobs and income and A for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Calverton: the gist
Calverton trades workers with the towns around it
Calverton has about as many jobs (8,235) as working residents (7,355), but they are mostly different people: 7,124 residents leave for work each day while 8,004 people come in. Only 3% of the jobs in Calverton are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Calverton workers cross into Washington, D.C.
28% of Calverton workers work outside Maryland, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Washington (20%) is one of the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
Calverton draws workers from far and wide
The 8,235 jobs in Calverton are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 21%; the other 76% come from many towns beyond those. 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.
The figures behind Calverton’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Calverton is better than 69% of U.S. towns, #173 of 261 in Maryland. Job access by car holds Calverton’s grade up (ahead of 96% 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, Calverton could be anywhere from B to A.
Calverton on a workday afternoon
On a workday 7,124 residents head out to work, 231 work right here, and 8,004 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.12 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.
20% of working residents work in Washington
Where Calverton clocks in
20% of workers
5% of workers
4% 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.
What the 8,235 jobs in Calverton are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Calverton, 2013 → 2023: 9,212 → 8,235. 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 Calverton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 31 minutes each way for Calverton’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Calverton workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,987 commuters (the 11% 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 far it is to work from Calverton
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.
Calverton is more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 7,819 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 92% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 28% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 13.6 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 96% 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). 9.2% of Calverton households have no vehicle (Maryland 8.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 4% of Calverton’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 12,000 to 24,000, Calverton ranks 964th of 2,103 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 14 | Annapolis Neck MD | 12,032 | $174K | 3.3% | 0.8% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 39 | Colesville MD | 14,519 | $131K | 3.4% | 2.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 68 | Honeygo MD | 12,250 | $146K | 1.8% | 2.8% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 962 | Schofield Barracks HI | 16,270 | $80K | 2.6% | 13.1% | 6% | B+ |
| 963 | Seabrook TX | 13,974 | $103K | 6.5% | 9.2% | 4% | B+ |
| 964 | Calverton MD | 17,624 | $107K | 9.7% | 6.7% | 3% | B+ |
| 965 | Lomita CA | 19,724 | $94K | 13.0% | 4.6% | 3% | B+ |
| 966 | Santa Fe Springs CA | 18,793 | $88K | 13.0% | 4.3% | 10% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,103 | 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 Calverton, the top three, the last and three more from Maryland.
Calverton and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Beltsville (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Calverton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calverton | – | B+ | A | 31 min | $107,381 |
| Fairland | under 2% | B+ | A | 35 min | $98,800 |
| White Oak | under 2% | B− | A+ | 34 min | $83,370 |
| Beltsville | 2% | B | A | 32 min | $99,642 |
| Konterra | under 2% | A− | B− | 30 min | $130,000 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Calverton’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 Calverton: questions
What is the median household income in Calverton?
$107,381 (±$8,559) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Calverton?
9.7%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Calverton?
31 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Calverton work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington (20%, 11 mi), Rockville (5%, 11 mi), Bethesda (4%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Calverton walkable?
Calverton is more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 12.3 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Calverton without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. 28% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Calverton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Calverton
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.