Households in Clarksburg have higher incomes than those in 97% of U.S. towns
For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 7.6 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 26.3 in Baltimore. 3.8% of residents live below the poverty line, against 9.4% across Maryland. Clarksburg grades A 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
Clarksburg and work: the main findings
Jobs in Clarksburg have more than doubled in ten years
Jobs based in Clarksburg went from 1,713 in 2013 to 3,913 in 2023, +128%. The jobs ↓
Home offices are common in Clarksburg
31% of Clarksburg workers work from home, against 19% across Maryland. Time on the road ↓
Clarksburg is a place people come home to
There are 3,913 jobs based in Clarksburg, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Clarksburg has about 20,000 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Three in four Clarksburg workers earn over $40,000 a year
77% of Clarksburg’s working residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Inside Clarksburg’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Clarksburg is better than 92% of U.S. towns, #60 of 261 in Maryland. Household income holds Clarksburg’s grade up ($176,678, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (4.4%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Clarksburg could be anywhere from A− to A+.
What work there is in Clarksburg: 3,913 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Clarksburg, 2013 → 2023: 1,713 → 3,913. 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 Clarksburg’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 34 minutes each way for Clarksburg’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Clarksburg workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 10,853 commuters (the 31% 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 Clarksburg: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 14,014 residents head out to work, 516 work right here, and 3,397 people come in from elsewhere.
About 20,000 people are in Clarksburg on a workday afternoon, 35% fewer than live here.
0.27 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.
10% of working residents work in Rockville
Where Clarksburg clocks in
10% of workers
8% of workers
8% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Clarksburg
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.
Clarksburg is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Clarksburg is more walkable than 80% of U.S. towns, #138 of 261 in Maryland. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 8.0% across Maryland.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 15,620 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 81% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 63% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 7.6 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 90% 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). 4.2% of Clarksburg households have no vehicle (Maryland 8.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Clarksburg’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Clarksburg is 175th among 1,415 U.S. towns of 21,000 to 41,000
| # | 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 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
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| 21 | Severna Park MD | 40,228 | $170K | 2.8% | 2.7% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 43 | North Laurel MD | 25,563 | $123K | 4.7% | 2.2% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 49 | Arnold MD | 24,303 | $142K | 3.1% | 2.6% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 173 | Wilmington MA | 23,629 | $168K | 3.8% | 4.8% | 11% | A |
| 174 | North Potomac MD | 23,922 | $187K | 5.3% | 4.2% | 4% | A |
| 175 | Clarksburg MD | 30,487 | $177K | 3.8% | 4.4% | 4% | A |
| 176 | San Carlos CA | 29,261 | $237K | 3.3% | 5.0% | 8% | A |
| 177 | Vernon Hills IL | 26,825 | $122K | 6.1% | 3.2% | 7% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,415 | Barstow CA | 24,804 | $53K | 23.1% | 11.9% | 17% | 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 Clarksburg, the top three, the last and three more from Maryland.
Clarksburg and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Germantown (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Clarksburg workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarksburg | – | A | A− | 34 min | $176,678 |
| Germantown | 5% | B+ | A+ | 31 min | $117,546 |
| Ten Mile Creek | under 3% | B | — | — | $112,625 |
| Damascus | under 3% | A+ | A− | 38 min | $158,883 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Clarksburg’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 Clarksburg: questions
What is the median household income in Clarksburg?
$176,678 (±$12,130) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Clarksburg?
3.8%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Clarksburg?
34 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 30% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Clarksburg work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rockville (10%, 11 mi), Washington (8%, 26 mi), Gaithersburg (8%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Clarksburg walkable?
Clarksburg is more walkable than 80% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 12.5 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Clarksburg without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 63% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Clarksburg, from the people who make the trip.
More of Clarksburg
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.