With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Camp Springs works elsewhere
Employers in Camp Springs report 4,077 jobs for 9,220 working residents. Jobs and income earn Camp Springs A−; getting around on foot earns it A. Household incomes here are higher than in 88% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Camp Springs
Many Camp Springs workers cross into Washington, D.C.
41% of Camp Springs workers work outside Maryland, most of them in Washington, D.C., the Census survey finds. The commute map ↓
Camp Springs workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 38 minutes each way, against 31 across Maryland. Over a year that’s about 291 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
One in three of Camp Springs works in Washington
2,976 working residents, 32%, have their main job in Washington, DC, 8.7 miles away. That’s 16 times as many as work in Camp Springs itself. The commute map ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Why Camp Springs gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Camp Springs is better than 84% of U.S. towns, #107 of 261 in Maryland. Job access by car holds Camp Springs’ grade up (ahead of 95% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (4.7%, 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, Camp Springs could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
32% of working residents work in Washington
Where Camp Springs clocks in
32% 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.
Time on the road from Camp Springs: about 38 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Camp Springs workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 10,087 commuters (the 18% 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.
A workday in Camp Springs: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 9,076 residents head out to work, 144 work right here, and 3,933 people come in from elsewhere.
About 17,000 people are in Camp Springs on a workday afternoon, 23% 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 2024, primary jobs.
66% of the jobs in Camp Springs pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Camp Springs, 2014 → 2024: 4,555 → 4,077. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Camp Springs’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Camp Springs
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Camp Springs is more walkable than 95% 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 12,363 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 75% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 33% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 14.2 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). 6.7% of Camp Springs households have no vehicle (Maryland 8.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 10% of Camp Springs’ commuters take a bus or train.
How Camp Springs ranks: 461st of 1,658 U.S. towns of 16,000 to 30,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mountain Brook AL | 21,661 | $201K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Lake Forest IL | 19,731 | $235K | 3.5% | 1.8% | 12% | A+ |
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| 48 | North Laurel MD | 25,563 | $123K | 4.7% | 2.2% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 57 | Arnold MD | 24,303 | $142K | 3.1% | 2.6% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 77 | Damascus MD | 17,640 | $159K | 3.7% | 2.8% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 459 | Halfmoon NY | 26,658 | $101K | 4.3% | 3.8% | 6% | A− |
| 460 | Waxhaw NC | 23,140 | $132K | 4.5% | 4.9% | 6% | A− |
| 461 | Camp Springs MD | 22,544 | $120K | 7.2% | 4.7% | 2% | A− |
| 462 | Millbrae CA | 22,869 | $163K | 6.0% | 5.7% | 6% | A− |
| 463 | Agoura Hills CA | 19,243 | $171K | 6.5% | 5.2% | 6% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,658 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 28% | 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 Camp Springs, the top three, the last and three more from Maryland.
Next door to Camp Springs
The biggest share goes to Clinton (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Camp Springs workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Springs | – | A− | A | 38 min | $120,456 |
| Morningside | under 2% | B− | A | 28 min | $69,000 |
| Clinton | 2% | A− | B | 38 min | $124,803 |
| Silver Hill | under 2% | B− | A+ | 33 min | $60,625 |
| Andrews AFB | under 2% | A | A | 17 min | $87,407 |
| Temple Hills | under 2% | C+ | A | 33 min | $66,841 |
| Friendly | under 2% | A− | A | 37 min | $127,670 |
| Marlow Heights | under 2% | C− | A+ | 37 min | $55,502 |
| Suitland | under 2% | C+ | A+ | 36 min | $71,585 |
| Oxon Hill | under 2% | A− | A | 39 min | $93,252 |
| Forestville | under 2% | B | A+ | 35 min | $70,579 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Camp Springs’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 2024, 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 Camp Springs: questions
What is the median household income in Camp Springs?
$120,456 (±$11,926) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Camp Springs?
7.2%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Camp Springs?
38 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Camp Springs work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington (32%, 9 mi), Arlington (4%, 11 mi), Alexandria (3%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Camp Springs walkable?
Camp Springs is more walkable than 95% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 11.6 out of 20, and 10% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Camp Springs without a car?
10% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. 33% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Camp Springs, from the people who make the trip.
More of Camp Springs
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.