Households in Cloverly have higher incomes than those in 95% of U.S. towns
For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 3.2 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 26.3 in Baltimore. 7.2% of residents are in poverty (Maryland 9.4%). The two grades for Cloverly are 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
Cloverly and work: the main findings
Home offices are common in Cloverly
28% of Cloverly workers work from home, against 19% across Maryland. Time on the road ↓
Cloverly is a place people come home to
There are 1,713 jobs based in Cloverly, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Cloverly has about 12,000 people in it, 28% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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.
Jobs & income in Cloverly: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Cloverly is better than 78% of U.S. towns, #133 of 261 in Maryland. Household income holds Cloverly’s grade up ($152,083, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (6.8%, 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, Cloverly could be anywhere from B to A+.
Commuting from Cloverly: about 35 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cloverly workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,732 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.
In and out of Cloverly on a workday
On a workday 6,278 residents head out to work, 118 work right here, and 1,595 people come in from elsewhere.
About 12,000 people are in Cloverly on a workday afternoon, 28% 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.
16% of working residents work in Washington
Where Cloverly clocks in
16% of workers
7% of workers
5% 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.
The kinds of work in Cloverly
1,713 jobs are based in Cloverly.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cloverly, 2013 → 2023: 1,319 → 1,713. 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 Cloverly’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Cloverly
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.
In Cloverly, walking beats the bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Cloverly is more walkable than 81% of U.S. towns, #131 of 261 in Maryland. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 7.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.0% across Maryland, on an EPA index of 7.7.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 7,982 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 53% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 3.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 77% 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). 3.2% of Cloverly households have no vehicle (Maryland 8.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 7% of Cloverly’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 12,000 to 22,000, Cloverly ranks 672nd of 1,888 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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| 13 | Annapolis Neck MD | 12,032 | $174K | 3.3% | 0.8% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 37 | Colesville MD | 14,519 | $131K | 3.4% | 2.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 64 | Honeygo MD | 12,250 | $146K | 1.8% | 2.8% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 670 | Belmont NC | 16,415 | $95K | 7.9% | 4.0% | 6% | A− |
| 671 | Seymour CT | 17,153 | $108K | 6.7% | 5.1% | 9% | A− |
| 672 | Cloverly MD | 16,646 | $152K | 7.2% | 6.8% | 2% | A− |
| 673 | Arnold MO | 20,994 | $78K | 8.2% | 2.8% | 7% | A− |
| 674 | Conway FL | 12,928 | $87K | 8.9% | 3.3% | 2% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,888 | 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 Cloverly, the top three, the last and three more from Maryland.
Work in the towns next to Cloverly
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cloverly workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloverly | – | A− | A− | 35 min | $152,083 |
| Colesville | under 3% | A+ | A | 30 min | $130,682 |
| Layhill | under 3% | A | A+ | 39 min | $146,308 |
| Fairland | under 3% | B+ | A | 35 min | $98,800 |
| Burtonsville | under 3% | A− | A | 33 min | $134,276 |
| Spencerville | under 3% | A | C | 46 min | $189,766 |
| Ashton-Sandy Spring | under 3% | A+ | A | 36 min | $174,063 |
| Aspen Hill | under 3% | B+ | A+ | 34 min | $111,575 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cloverly’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 Cloverly: questions
What is the median household income in Cloverly?
$152,083 (±$25,916) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cloverly?
7.2%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cloverly?
35 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 28% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cloverly work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington (16%, 14 mi), Rockville (7%, 9 mi), Bethesda (5%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Cloverly walkable?
Cloverly is more walkable than 81% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 7.7 out of 20, and 8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Cloverly without a car?
7% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cloverly, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cloverly
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.