Earning a living in Carlos
Home is the office for 0% of workers, next to 19% for Maryland as a whole. Hardly any work in Carlos; the top destination outside it is Cumberland (34%, 11 miles). Working residents average 15 minutes each way, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Carlos, and who commutes in
On a workday 53 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 32 people come in from elsewhere.
About 22 people are in Carlos on a workday afternoon, 49% fewer than live here.
0.60 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.
Where Carlos goes to work
Where Carlos clocks in
34% of workers
13% 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.
A place that makes things: 100% of Carlos’ jobs are in goods
32 jobs are based in Carlos.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Carlos, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 32. 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 Carlos’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 15 minutes in Carlos
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Carlos workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 35 commuters (the 0% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Carlos
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.
The towns around Carlos
The biggest share goes to Midlothian (4%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Carlos workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos | – | — | — | 15 min | $30,583 |
| Midlothian | 4% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Midlothian: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Carlos’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 Carlos: questions
What is the median household income in Carlos?
$30,583 (±$5,343) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Carlos?
0.0%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Carlos?
15 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Carlos work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cumberland (34%, 11 mi), Frostburg (13%, 2 mi), Midlothian (4%, 1 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Carlos without a car?
0% 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 Carlos, from the people who make the trip.
More of Carlos
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.