Mount Hope · Photo: Pubdog · Public domainCheverly’s household incomes are higher than in 90% of U.S. towns
At home: 28% of workers have no commute at all (Maryland 19%). 6.3% of residents live below the poverty line, where Maryland as a whole has 9.4%. Jobs and income earn Cheverly A−; getting around on foot earns it A.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Cheverly
A lot of Cheverly workers cross into Washington, D.C.
39% of Cheverly workers work outside Maryland, most of them in Washington, D.C., the Census survey finds. The commute map ↓
37% of Cheverly works in Washington
985 working residents, 37%, have their main job in Washington, DC, 5.7 miles away. That’s 37 times as many as work in Cheverly itself. The commute map ↓
Home offices are common in Cheverly
28% of Cheverly workers work from home, against 19% across Maryland. Time on the road ↓
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.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Cheverly
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Cheverly is better than 78% of U.S. towns, #131 of 261 in Maryland. Job access by car holds Cheverly’s grade up (ahead of 98% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (7.2%, 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, Cheverly could be anywhere from B to A+.
37% of working residents work in Washington
Where Cheverly clocks in
37% 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 Cheverly: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cheverly workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,222 commuters (the 28% 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.
The daily commute in and out of Cheverly
On a workday 2,615 residents head out to work, 34 work right here, and 800 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,300 people are in Cheverly on a workday afternoon, 29% fewer than live here.
0.31 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.
What Cheverly’s employers do
834 jobs are based in Cheverly.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cheverly, 2013 → 2023: 1,037 → 834. 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 Cheverly’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Cheverly
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.
Cheverly 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 3,077 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 13% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 32.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, among the most 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). 2.2% of Cheverly households have no vehicle (Maryland 8.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 8% of Cheverly’s commuters take a bus or train.
Cheverly places 846th of 3,370 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 4,300 to 8,300
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 11 | Fulton MD | 5,677 | $222K | 0.7% | 1.7% | 11% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 19 | Riva MD | 4,976 | $176K | 1.1% | 1.2% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 31 | Hampton MD | 5,372 | $171K | 3.8% | 0.5% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 844 | Fairview Township PA | 4,742 | $97K | 4.1% | 4.0% | 5% | A− |
| 845 | Springville AL | 5,597 | $84K | 4.1% | 3.2% | 4% | A− |
| 846 | Cheverly MD | 6,164 | $124K | 6.3% | 7.2% | 1% | A− |
| 847 | Linwood NJ | 7,051 | $156K | 2.0% | 7.4% | 7% | A− |
| 848 | Brighton MI | 7,904 | $81K | 8.1% | 2.9% | 10% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,370 | 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.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Cheverly, the top three, the last and three more from Maryland.
The towns around Cheverly
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cheverly workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheverly | – | A− | A | 30 min | $123,535 |
| Landover | under 2% | C+ | A+ | 35 min | $72,100 |
| Bladensburg | under 2% | C | A+ | 37 min | $63,179 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cheverly’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 Cheverly: questions
What is the median household income in Cheverly?
$123,535 (±$13,064) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cheverly?
6.3%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cheverly?
30 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 28% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cheverly work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington (37%, 6 mi), Baltimore (3%, 30 mi), Arlington (3%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Cheverly walkable?
Cheverly 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 Cheverly without a car?
8% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 13% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cheverly, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cheverly
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.